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MeSH Heading: Meninges
Tree Number(s): A08.186.566
Unique ID: D008578
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008578
Annotation: inflammation = MENINGITIS & its specifics
Scope Note: The three membranes that cover the BRAIN and the SPINAL CORD. They are the dura mater, the arachnoid, and the pia mater.
NLM Classification #: WL 200
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Meninges MeSH Descriptor Data 2025