arachnoid mater

English

Meninges

Noun

arachnoid mater (plural arachnoid maters)

  1. (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.
    Synonym: arachnoid

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.