arachnoid
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[edit] English
[edit] Adjective
arachnoid (not comparable)
- Relating to spiders.
- Relating to or resembling spider webs.
- (anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain.
[edit] Noun
arachnoid (plural arachnoids)
- (biology) An arachnid
- (physiology) The arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain
- (astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus
[edit] Translations
the arachnoid mater — see arachnoid mater
