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Arachnoid

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Noun

1. arachnoid, arachnoid membrane

the middle of the 3 meninges

2. arachnid, arachnoid

air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

Adjective

3. arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderlike, spiderly, spidery

relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Arachnoid

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noun
1. 
the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
meninges
2.  another name for arachnid
adjective
3. 
of or relating to the middle of the three meninges
4. botany
consisting of or covered with soft fine hairs or fibres
5. 
of or relating to the arachnids

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Arachnoid

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adjective
1.  Anatomy
designating the middle of three membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord
see also dura mater, pia mater
2.  Botany
covered with or consisting of soft, fine hairs or fibers
3.  Zoology
of or like an arachnid
noun
4.  Anatomy
the arachnoid membrane
5.  Zoology
an arachnid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Arachnoid

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adj.
1. Anatomy Of or relating to a delicate membrane enclosing the spinal cord and brain.
2. Of, relating to, or resembling arachnids.
3. Covered with or consisting of thin, soft, entangled hairs or fibers resembling those of a cobweb or spider's web.
n.
1. An arachnid.
2. Anatomy A delicate membrane that encloses the spinal cord and brain and lies between the pia mater and dura mater.

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