arachnoid vs arachnoid mater

arachnoid

adj
  • Relating to or resembling spiders. 

  • Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers. 

  • Relating to the arachnoid mater. 

noun
  • An arachnid. 

  • A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus. 

arachnoid mater

noun
  • 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. 

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