Meaning
rootmening/o
meninges
GreekNervous
Terms built from mening/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with mening/o marked.
- meningitismening/o + -itisInflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
mening/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root mening/o means “meninges”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Parts that combine with mening/o
Word parts that appear alongside mening/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use mening/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
meningioma
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