Definitions for: Pia Mater


[n] the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges



Webster (1913) Definition: Pi"a ma"ter [NL., fr. L. pia (fem. of pius tender,
kind) + mater mother.] (Anat.)
The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately
investing the brain and spinal cord.

See Also: leptomeninges, meninges, meninx

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