ARACHNOID MEMBRANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arachnoid membrane mean? 

• ARACHNOID MEMBRANE (noun)
  The noun ARACHNOID MEMBRANE has 1 sense:

1. the middle of the 3 meninges

  Familiarity information: ARACHNOID MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARACHNOID MEMBRANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The middle of the 3 meninges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arachnoid; arachnoid membrane

Hypernyms ("arachnoid membrane" is a kind of...):

meninges; meninx (a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord)

Holonyms ("arachnoid membrane" is a part of...):

leptomeninges (the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers)

 Context examples 

The cavity situated in front of the pons between the temporal lobes over the diencephalon base and where the arachnoid membrane crosses.

(Crural Cistern, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by inflammation of the arachnoid membrane and adjacent subarachnoid space.

(Arachnoiditis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane and adjacent subarachnoid space.

(Arachnoiditis, NCI Thesaurus)

Small projection of the arachnoid membrane through the dura into a venous sinus.

(Arachnoid Villus, NCI Thesaurus)