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Definition of Arachnoid

1. Noun. The middle of the 3 meninges.

2. Adjective. Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida.

3. Noun. Air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs.

Definition of Arachnoid

1. a. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.

2. n. The arachnoid membrane.

Definition of Arachnoid

1. Adjective. Relating to spiders. ¹

2. Adjective. Relating to or resembling spider webs. ¹

3. Adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain. ¹

4. Noun. (biology) An arachnid ¹

5. Noun. (physiology) The arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain ¹

6. Noun. (astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arachnoid

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Medical Definition of Arachnoid

1. Like a cobweb, covered with or consisting of soft fibres or hairs so entangled as to give a cobwebby appearance. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arachnoid

arachnid arachnid vectors arachnida arachnidan arachnidans arachnidial arachnidian arachnidism arachnidium arachnids

arachnitis arachnobutyrophobia arachnodactyly arachnogenic arachnogenic necrosis arachnoid (current term) arachnoid foramen arachnoid granulations arachnoid mater arachnoid mater cranialis

arachnoid mater encephali arachnoid maters arachnoid membrane arachnoid of brain arachnoid of spinal cord arachnoid trabecula arachnoid villi arachnoidal

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