Pia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pia is a noun meaning (anatomy) The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.
Meaning
(anatomy) The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.
More Meanings
- Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides), whose fleshy tubers yield arrowroot starch.
Example Sentences
One screen in the theatre relays live colour pictures of Harkness and his colleague Tiernan Byrnes's progress, cutting and pushing through first the dura, then the arachnoid and finally the pia, the thin, spider's web-type membranes that cover the brain itself.
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