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meninges

soft, protective membranes covering the central nervous system
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Summary

meninges is a class of anatomical entity[1]. meninges draws 3,386 Wikipedia views per month (class of anatomical entity category, ranking #230 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: organ cluster[3], membrane organ[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
  • Part of: central nervous system[6]
  • Commons category: Meninges[7]
  • Has part(s): dura mater[8], arachnoid mater[9], pia mater[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Meninges[11]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
  • Different from: Meninges[17]
  • Arterial supply: middle meningeal artery[18]

Why It Matters

meninges has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] meninges is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Terminologia Anatomica. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). meninges. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/meninges
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_meninges_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{meninges}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/meninges}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Meninges
    Subclass of → organ cluster, membrane organ, particular anatomical entity
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ Yso id: 39149, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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