leptomeninges

• Медицинский термин, обозначающий два самых внутренних слоя мозговых оболочек, между которыми циркулирует спинномозговая жидкость.

A medical term referring to the two innermost layers of the meninges, between which cerebrospinal fluid circulates.

uncountable · irregular plural

1. Anatomical structureC2formalmedical

   The two innermost layers of the meninges (the pia mater and the arachnoid mater) that surround the brain and spinal cord, with cerebrospinal fluid circulating in the space between them.

   Анатомическая структура

   • The leptomeninges are crucial for protecting the central nervous system.
   • Inflammation of the leptomeninges is known as leptomeningitis.
   • Cerebrospinal fluid flows within the subarachnoid space of the leptomeninges.