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Meninges Meningitis Meningocele Meningomyelocele
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ MENINGES    starts with see> MEMBRANE
              id+ | MEMBRANES COVERING THE BRAIN |
~ MENINGITIS  id+ | INFLAMED MENINGES
              biol> DURAMADRE or HARD OUTER COVER
     ARACHNOID or SPIDER LIKE MIDDLE MENINX
     PIAMADRE or INNER SOFT COVER        sug> PIOUS
     note link of MATTER with MOTHER or in sp MADRE
     med> INFECTIONS CAUSE MENINGITIS
     ply> | BODY MEMBERS INCLUDE LIMBER LIMBS AND
                    LIMP PENIS |
~ MENINGOCELE       id+ | HERNIA of see> MENINGES |
~ MENINGOMYELOCELE  id+ | HERNIA of MENINGES and
                          SPINAL CORD |
  med> or SPINA BIFIDA
       A DEVASTATING BIRTH DEFECT MOST OF WHICH
  CAN BE PREVENTED BY DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS OF
  FOLIC ACID
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