(from the article `meninges`) ...remnants of the common origin of the arachnoid and pia mater, and they have the frail structure characteristic of these two of the meninges. The ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/37
The two delicate layers of the meninges, the arachnoid mater and pia mater (vs. The tough pachymeninx or dura mater), considered together; by this concept, the arachnoid and pia are two parts of a single layer, much like the parietal and visceral layers of a serous membrane or bursa; although separated by the subarachnoid space they are connected v... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(lep″to-mә-nin´jēz) (plural of leptomeninx) the two more delicate components of the meninges: the pia mater and arachnoid considered together; the pia-arachnoid. adj., leptomenin´geal., adj. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
noun the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974