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pia maters

pia maters is the plural of pia mater.

Meaning of pia mater

Noun

pia mater (plural pia maters)

  1. 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

Questions about pia maters

What is pia maters the plural of?
Pia maters is the plural of pia mater.

Words near pia maters in the dictionary

  1. pi-systems
  2. pia
  3. Pia carries
  4. Pia carry
  5. pia mater
  6. pia maters
  7. PIAAC
  8. piacaba
  9. Piacentine
  10. Piacentines
  11. Piacentini

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