See Also: compound skull fracture(medicine)
glial limiting membrane(medicine)
Skull fracture(medicine)
basal skull fracture(medicine)
expressed skull fracture(medicine)
diastatic skull fracture(medicine)
linear skull fracture(medicine)
closed skull fracture(medicine)
stellate skull fracture(medicine)
comminuted skull fracture(medicine)

glial limiting membrane (medicine) and compound skull fracture (medicine)


glial limiting membrane (medicine)


glial limiting membrane


A dense, resilient membrane forming the true capsule of the brain and spinal cord, composed of the processes of astrocytes (macroglia cells) and covered throughout by the pia mater, which firmly adheres to it; the two membranes are collectively called the pial-glial membrane.

Synonym: membrana limitans gliae.


compound skull fracture (medicine)


compound skull fracture -->
open skull fracture


A fracture with laceration of overlying scalp and/or mucous membrane.

Synonym: compound skull fracture.