meningeal
/mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/US/ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
meningeal adjective: relating to the meninges.
Adjective
meningeal (not comparable)
- Relating to the meninges.
- 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.2018 November 8, Dr. Melina Jampolis, “The real science behind fascia ailments”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2023
Origin of meningeal
From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al.
Words formed from meningeal
Phrases with meningeal
Words that rhyme with meningeal
- laryngeal
- buccopharyngeal
- hypopharyngeal
- nasopharyngeal
- oropharyngeal
- palatopharyngeal
- pharyngeal
- alaryngeal
- basipharyngeal
- cardiopharyngeal
- cephalopharyngeal
- cerebromeningeal
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- chondropharyngeal
- circumlaryngeal
- circumpharyngeal
- corticomeningeal
- cricopharyngeal
- cytopharyngeal
- endolaryngeal
- epilaryngeal
- epipharyngeal
- esophagopharyngeal
- extralaryngeal
- extrameningeal
- extrapharyngeal
- glossopharyngeal
- hyolaryngeal
- hypolaryngeal
- infrapharyngeal
- intermeningeal
- intralaryngeal
- intrameningeal
- intrapharyngeal
- laryngopharyngeal
- mesopharyngeal
- microlaryngeal
- nasooropharyngeal
- neopharyngeal
- neuromeningeal
- nonlaryngeal
- nonmeningeal
- nonoropharyngeal
- oculopharyngeal
- otolaryngeal
- pachymeningeal
- parameningeal
- parapharyngeal
- perilaryngeal
- perimeningeal
- peripharyngeal
- pharyngolaryngeal
- postpharyngeal
- prelaryngeal
- prepharyngeal
- retrolaryngeal
- retropharyngeal
- rhinopharyngeal
- stylopharyngeal
- sublaryngeal
- submeningeal
Questions about meningeal
- What does meningeal mean?
- Meningeal means relating to the meninges.
- What part of speech is meningeal?
- Meningeal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce meningeal?
- Meningeal is pronounced /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ (UK).
Words near meningeal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: meningeal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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