leptomeninges

• Termo médico que designa as duas membranas mais internas das meninges (aracnoide e pia-máter), entre as quais circula o líquido cefalorraquidiano.

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

incontável · plural irregular

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.

   Estrutura anatômica

   • 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.