Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meningeal

/ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: meningeal
IPA: /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the meninges.

Example Sentences

"The superficial fascia surrounds the body and includes subcutaneous fat; the deep fascia surrounds the musculoskeletal system; the meningeal fascia surrounds the nervous system; the visceral fascia surrounds body cavities and organs."

Etymology

From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
British English: /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

Derived Forms

cerebromeningeal corticomeningeal extrameningeal intermeningeal intrameningeal meningeally neuromeningeal nonmeningeal pachymeningeal parameningeal perimeningeal submeningeal

Phrases

meningeal artery

Rhymes With

laryngeal pharyngeal oropharyngeal nasopharyngeal glossopharyngeal velopharyngeal retropharyngeal hypopharyngeal buccopharyngeal laryngopharyngeal oculopharyngeal palatopharyngeal

Questions

How do you pronounce meningeal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/.
What does meningeal mean?: Relating to the meninges.
Where does meningeal come from?: From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al.

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