pia mater en · NOUN
Etymology
From Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”).
Meanings
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The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2013, page 200:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| pia maters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
nl Zacht hersenvlies (innermost of the meninges) · nl Pia mater (innermost of the meninges) · vi màng mềm (innermost of the meninges) · ar الأم الحنون (innermost of the meninges) · de Pia mater (innermost of the meninges) · cmn 軟腦膜 /软脑膜 (innermost of the meninges) · pt pia-máter (innermost of the meninges) · it pia madre (innermost of the meninges) · fr pie-mère (innermost of the meninges) · pl opona miękka (innermost of the meninges) · es piamadre (innermost of the meninges) · el χοριοειδής μήνιγξ (innermost of the meninges) · sv mjuka hjärnhinnan (innermost of the meninges) · fi pehmeäkalvo (innermost of the meninges)