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subarachnoid

/ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

subarachnoid adjective: located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater. Also the ellipsis of subarachnoid space.

Adjective

subarachnoid (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.
    • After an internal examination he found that "the cause of death was craniocerebral injury with subarachnoid hemorrhage […]."1988 May 19, Jack Clark, “Touch of Death”, in Chicago Reader, volume 17, number 31, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021
    Synonyms:
    subarachnoidal

Also used as

subarachnoid is also the ellipsis of subarachnoid space.

Synonyms of subarachnoid

Forms of subarachnoid

pluralsubarachnoids

Origin of subarachnoid

From sub- + arachnoid.

Words formed from subarachnoid

Phrases with subarachnoid

Words that rhyme with subarachnoid

Questions about subarachnoid

What does subarachnoid mean?
Subarachnoid means located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.
What part of speech is subarachnoid?
Subarachnoid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce subarachnoid?
Subarachnoid is pronounced /ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/.

Words near subarachnoid in the dictionary

  1. subaquatics
  2. subaquean
  3. subaqueous
  4. subaqueously
  5. subaquæous
  6. subarachnoid
  7. subarachnoid space
  8. subarachnoid spaces
  9. subarachnoidal
  10. subarachnoideal
  11. subarachnoids

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