What it means
The combining form for the three protective layers around the brain and spinal cordSPY-nul KORDThe long bundle of nerves that runs down through the backbone and carries messages between the brain and the body.Full entry . Meningitis is inflammation of those layers, usually from infection; a meningioma is a tumor that grows from them; a meningocele is a sac of them pushing out through a gap in the spine, a type of spina bifida.
At a glance
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Related terms
-itis
A word ending that means inflammation.
spinal cord
The long bundle of nerves that runs down through the backbone and carries messages between the brain and the body.
encephal/o
A word part that means brain.
crani/o
A word part that means the skull.