subarachnoid

English

Meninges

Etymology

sub- + arachnoid

Adjective

subarachnoid (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater
    • 1988 May 20, Jack Clark, “Touch of Death”, in Chicago Reader:
      After an internal examination he found that "the cause of death was craniocerebral injury with subarachnoid hemorrhage [] ."

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