arachnoid mater

English

Meninges

Noun

arachnoid mater (plural arachnoid maters)

(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.

Synonyms

arachnoid

Derived terms

arachnoïdien

Translations

middle layer of the meninges

Catalan: aracnoide f, membrana aracnoide f
Finnish: lukinkalvo (fi)
French: arachnoïde (fr) f
Greek: αραχνοειδής μήνιγξ f (arachnoeidís míninx)

Ido: araknoido (io)
Portuguese: aracnoide (pt) f
Spanish: aracnoides (es) m
Swedish: spindelvävshinnan c

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