arachnoid
蛛网膜,蛛丝膜,蛛丝马迹,蛛网膜炎
Definitions
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- : resembling a spider's web.
- : of or belonging to the arachnids.
- : Anatomy. of or relating to the arachnoid membrane.
- : Botany. formed of or covered with long, delicate hairs or fibers.
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- : an arachnid.
- : Anatomy. the serous membrane forming the middle of the three coverings of the brain and spinal cord.
Examples
The researchers tracked antigens and other substances crossing the arachnoid barrier, an obstacle that’s known for its impermeability but which, they found, leaks in this particular area.
He coped for two decades with headaches caused by an arachnoid cyst in his brain.
The arachnoid has also shown slight congestion, and in other cases the membranes showed a slight thickening.
The lymph was purely basal, solely on the arachnoid, not in the fissures or sulci.
In quite young specimens the collector will notice two well defined arachnoid veils, the lower one being much more dense.
From its resemblance to a spider's web such a veil is said to be arachnoid.
Let them form arachnoid associations, spinsters and spiders would be a good motto.