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arachnoid

[ uh-rak-noid ]

adjective

  1. resembling a spider's web.
  2. of or belonging to the arachnids.
  3. Anatomy. of or relating to the arachnoid membrane.
  4. Botany. formed of or covered with long, delicate hairs or fibers.


noun

  1. an arachnid.
  2. Anatomy. the serous membrane forming the middle of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.

arachnoid

/ əˈ°ùæ°ì²Ôɔɪ»å /

noun

  1. the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord See meninges
  2. another name for arachnid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the middle of the three meninges
  2. botany consisting of or covered with soft fine hairs or fibres
  3. of or relating to the arachnids
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

arachnoid

/ É™-°ùă°ì′²Ô´Ç¾±»å′ /

  1. The delicate membrane that encloses the spinal cord and brain and lies between the pia mater and dura mater.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of arachnoid1

1745–55; < New Latin ²¹°ù²¹³¦³ó²Ô´ÇÄ«»å±ð²õ < Greek ²¹°ù²¹³¦³ó²Ô´Ç±ð¾±»åḗs cobweblike. See arachnid, -oid
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Lopez plays dual roles as a movie actor and an arachnoid goddess and she sauntered into the Sundance premiere channeling the power of both.

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Like with the MRI experiments, fluid containing these light-emitting molecules was seen to slip through the arachnoid barrier where blood vessels passed through.

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The meninges comprise three layers that surround the brain: pia, arachnoid and dura.

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He stepped down at Ohio State in 2018 mostly because of a congenital arachnoid cyst in his brain, which required surgery in 2014 and bothered him throughout his final season with the Buckeyes.

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The 54-year-old Meyer has an arachnoid cyst in his brain that causes severe headaches, and had shown obvious effects of being in pain on the sideline this season.

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