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arachnoiditis
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Inflammation and scarring of the membranes covering the spinal cord.
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arachnoiditis
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Inflammation of the middle (arachnoid mater) of 3 linings of the spinal cord and the subarachnoid space containing the cerebrospinal fluid.
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arachnoid
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[Greek, arachne = spider + -oeides = form] spider web-like meningial layer covering central nervous system. Lies between tough outer duramater and fine piamater.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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arachnoid
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(Gr. spider-like) Mater: The middle of the three meninges enclosing the brain and spinal cord. It is a thin, translucent membrane closely adherent to the dura mater. Trabeculae extend from its inner surface across the subarachnoid spa ce to the pia. Also forms the outer membrane of the leptomeninges.
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arachnoid villi
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Microscopic tufts of pia-arachnoid mater that pierce the dura and open into venous sinuses, lacunae or extradural veins. They permit unidirectional flow of cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space to the venous system.
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