meningeal, a. Anat. and Path.
(mɪˈnɪndʒɪəl)
[f. mod.L. mēninge-us (f. mēning-, meninx: cf. F. méningé, It. meningeo) + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to the meninges. meningeal artery: one of the arteries supplying the dura mater of the brain.
| 1829 C. Bell Anat. & Phys. (ed. 7) I. 119 Groove of the meningeal artery. 1877 tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. XII. 171 Meningeal hæmorrhages. |