pia mater (n.) Old form(s): Piamater , primater
[Latin] dutiful mother: membrane covering the brain; brain
LLL IV.ii.70[Holofernes to Nathaniel and Dull, of his literary gifts] These are ... nourished in the womb of pia mater
TC II.i.70[Thersites to Achilles, of Ajax] his pia mater is not worth the ninth part of a sparrow
TN I.v.110[Feste to Olivia, of Sir Toby] one of thy kin has a most weak pia mater
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