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subarachnoid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English arachnoid English subarachnoid From sub- + arachnoid.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, 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:

Deriveds

subarachnoid space

Synonyms

subarachnoidal

Translations (5)

pl podpajęczynówkowy (below the arachnoid mater) · cs subarachnoidální (below the arachnoid mater) · es subaracnoideo (below the arachnoid mater) · cmn 蛛網膜下 /蛛网膜下 (below the arachnoid mater) · fi lukinkalvonalainen (below the arachnoid mater)

subarachnoid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English arachnoid English subarachnoid From sub- + arachnoid.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of subarachnoid space.
   alt of subarachnoid space

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