Associations to the word «Arachnoid»

Wiktionary

ARACHNOID, adjective. Relating to spiders.
ARACHNOID, adjective. Relating to or resembling spider webs.
ARACHNOID, adjective. (anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain.
ARACHNOID, noun. (biology) An arachnid
ARACHNOID, noun. (physiology) The arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain
ARACHNOID, noun. (astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus
ARACHNOID MATER, noun. (anatomy) The middle layer of the meninges. A membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.
ARACHNOID MATERS, noun. Plural of arachnoid mater

Dictionary definition

ARACHNOID, noun. The middle of the 3 meninges.
ARACHNOID, noun. Air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs.
ARACHNOID, adjective. Relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida.

Wise words

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