pia-máter

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pia-máter

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pia māter (literally “tender mother”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.teʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.aˈma.teɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpi.ɐˈma.tɛɾ/

Hyphenation: pi‧a‧má‧ter

Noun

pia-máter f (plural pia-máteres)

(anatomy) pia mater (innermost layer of the meninges)

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