Definitions for pia materˈpaɪ ə ˈmeɪ tər, ˈpi ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pi•a ma•terˈpaɪ ə ˈmeɪ tər, ˈpi ə(n.)
the delicate, fibrous, and highly vascular membrane forming the innermost of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
Category: Anatomy
Ref: Compare arachnoid (def. 4), 6 dura mater.
Origin of pia mater:
1350–1400; ME < ML: lit., pious mother, erroneous trans. of Ar umm raqīqah tender mother
Princeton's WordNet
pia mater(noun)
the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges
Wiktionary
pia mater(Noun)
The inner most of the meninges membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
Webster Dictionary
Pia mater(u)
the delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately investing the brain and spinal cord
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Pia Mater
The innermost layer of the three meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. It is the fine vascular membrane that lies under the ARACHNOID and the DURA MATER.
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