leptomeningeal


lep·to·me·nin·ge·al

(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl), Pertaining to the leptomeninges.

lep·to·me·nin·ge·al

(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl) Pertaining to the leptomeninges.

leptomeninges

(lep?to-men-in'jes) leptomeninx [? + meninx, membrane] The pia mater and arachnoid as distinct from the dura mater. Synonym: pia-arachnoidleptomeningeal, adjective

leptomeningeal

Pertaining to the two soft inner layers of membrane that surround the brain, the PIA MATER and the ARACHNOID MATER, but not the DURA MATER.