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 op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=arachnoid

  2. Arachnoid
    The middle of the three membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  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 ...
    Found op 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 op 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 op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?arachnoid

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

  7. arachnoid
    arachnoid membrane noun the middle of the 3 meninges
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=arachnoid



  1. 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 op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  2. 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; cobw...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/arachnoid/

  3. Arachnoid
    [astrogeology] In astrogeology, an arachnoid is a large structure of unknown origin, and they have been found only on the surface of the planet Venus. Arachnoids get their name from their resemblance to spider webs. They appear as concentric ovals surrounded by a complex network of fractures...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoid_(astrogeology)

  4. arachnoid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-rak′noyd Synonyms: arachnoid mater
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=5885

  5. arachnoid
    cobweb-like in texture or pattern.
    Found op http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm

  6. 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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  7. arachnoid
    adjective, Greek arachne = spider, and eidos = shape or form, hence like a spiders web. This middle layer of the three meninges is spread web-like over the brain when the dura has been removed.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  8. arachnoid
    1) Arachnidian 2) Class 3) Spiderlike 4) Spiderly 5) Spidery
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/arachnoid/1

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