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arachnoiditis

arachnoiditis noun: a neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.

Noun

arachnoiditis

  1. A neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.

Forms of arachnoiditis

alternative formarachnitis

Origin of arachnoiditis

From arachnoid + -itis.

Questions about arachnoiditis

What does arachnoiditis mean?
Arachnoiditis means a neuropathic disease caused by the inflammation of the arachnoid, one of the membranes that surround and protect the nerves of the spinal cord.
What part of speech is arachnoiditis?
Arachnoiditis is a noun.

Words near arachnoiditis in the dictionary

  1. arachnoid maters
  2. arachnoidal
  3. arachnoidian
  4. arachnoidid
  5. arachnoidids
  6. arachnoiditis
  7. arachnoidly
  8. arachnoids
  9. arachnologic
  10. arachnological
  11. arachnologically

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