arachnoid

Speech parts

1. arachnoid - Noun

2. arachnoid - Adjective

Meaning

Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.

Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.

Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.

The arachnoid membrane.

One of the Arachnoidea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

arachnid spiderlike spidery spiderly arachnidian arachnoid membrane weaver class cerebellum mantle lobe convolution arthropod cerebrum cyst
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Hypernyms

arthropod meninges meninx

Hyponyms

scorpion spider harvestman daddy longlegs pseudoscorpion acarine

Phrases with the word

arachnoid cyst

Examples

Between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater is the subarachnoid space which contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Source: Internet

Reabsorption It had been thought that CSF returns to the vascular system by entering the dural venous sinuses via the arachnoid granulations (or villi). Source: Internet

Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as " the Bugs ". Source: Internet

The arachnoid and pia are physically connected and thus often considered as a single layer, the pia-arachnoid. Source: Internet

The dural venous sinuses within the dura mater surrounding the brain receive blood from the brain and also are a point of entry of cerebrospinal fluid from arachnoid villi absorption. Source: Internet

The pia mater and arachnoid mater including blood vessels are seen at the top of the image. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

arachnodactyly arachnofauna arachnogenic arachnoid cyst arachnoid mater arachnoid membrane