subarachnoid

adj, noun — 2 senses

subarachnoid

adj

/ˌsʌb.əˈɹæk.nɔɪd/

Etymology From sub- + arachnoid.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences 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:
Derived terms
subarachnoid space

subarachnoid

noun

Etymology From sub- + arachnoid.

1

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of subarachnoid space.

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