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Look up: arachnoid

  1. arachnoid
    [adj] - (zoology) relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida 2. [n] - the middle of the 3 meninges
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Arachnoid
    The middle of the three membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain.
    Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA

  3. Arachnoid
    A·rach'noid adjective [ Greek ... like a cobweb; ... spider, spider's web + ... form.] 1. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike. 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater. 3. (Botany) Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/113

  4. Arachnoid
    A·rach'noid noun 1. (Anat.) The arachnoid membrane. 2. (Zoology) One of the Arachnoidea.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/113

  5. arachnoid
    Like a cobweb, covered with or consisting of soft fibres or hairs so entangled as to give a cobwebby appearance. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. arachnoid
    arachnidian adjective relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. arachnoid
    arachnoid membrane noun the middle of the 3 meninges
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Arachnoid
    The term `arachnoid` has multiple meanings: * The Arachnoid mater is one of the three layers of the meninges, a system of membranes that contain the central nervous system. * A geological structure resembling a spider web, found only on the planet Venus. * Pertaining to or resembling an arachnid or spider.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoid

  9. arachnoid
    (ә-rak´noid) resembling a spiderweb. the delicate membrane interposed between the dura mater and the pia mater, and with them constituting the meninges.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  10. Arachnoid
    • (a.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater. • (a.) Resembling a spider`s web; cobweblike. • (n.) The arachnoid membrane. • (a.) Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby. • (n.) One of the Arachnoidea.Arachnoid...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. arachnoid
    Syn: arachnoid mater [G. arachn, spider, cobweb, + eidos, resemblance]
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

  12. arachnoid
    cobweb-like in texture or pattern.
    Found on http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/

  13. arachnoid
    1. the middle of the 3 meninges
    2. air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

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