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arachnoid
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arachnoid [ə′rak‚nȯid]
(anatomy)
A membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and lies between the pia mater and dura mater.
(botany)
Of cobweblike appearance, caused by fine white hairs. Also known as araneose.
(invertebrate zoology)
Any invertebrate related to or resembling the Arachnida.
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12) Furthermore, trauma can lead directly to adhesions of the arachnoid membrane.
Long-term follow-up of a multiloculated arachnoid cyst of the middle ... by Kennedy, David W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Moreover, because normal perineurial cells are continuous with the arachnoid membrane cap cells at the intervertebral foramina, some authors view perineurioma as the peripheral counterpart of meningioma.
Perineurioma: a distinctive and underrecognized peripheral nerve ... by Macarenco, Ricardo S.; Ellinger, Fred; Oliveira, Andre M. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
The segmentally hypertrophied arachnoid membrane provides a cause for the hydrocephalus and corresponding cerebral atrophy.
Communicating Hydrocephalus in a Mature Goffin's Cockatoo (Cacatua ... by Johnston, Heather A.; Lindstrom, Jamie G.; Oglesbee, Michael / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
 
 
 
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