Meanings
nounarachnoid mater (plural arachnoid maters)
plural arachnoid maters
- anatomyThe 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.
Synonyms: arachnoid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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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Translations
Catalan aracnoide, membrana aracnoide
- aracnoidemiddle layer of the meninges
- membrana aracnoidemiddle layer of the meninges
Chinese Mandarin 蜘蛛膜, 蛛網膜 /蛛网膜
- 蜘蛛膜 (zhīzhūmó)middle layer of the meninges
- 蛛網膜 /蛛网膜 (zhūwǎngmó)middle layer of the meninges
Finnish lukinkalvo
- lukinkalvomiddle layer of the meninges
French arachnoïde
- arachnoïdemiddle layer of the meninges
Greek αραχνοειδής μήνιγξ
- αραχνοειδής μήνιγξ (arachnoeidís míninx)middle layer of the meninges
Hungarian pókhálóhártya, arachnoidea
- pókhálóhártyamiddle layer of the meninges
- arachnoideamiddle layer of the meninges
Polish opona pajęcza, pajęczynówka
- opona pajęczamiddle layer of the meninges
- pajęczynówkamiddle layer of the meninges
Portuguese aracnoide
- aracnoidemiddle layer of the meninges
Spanish aracnoides
- aracnoidesmiddle layer of the meninges
Swedish spindelvävshinnan
- spindelvävshinnanmiddle layer of the meninges
Turkish şebeke, örümceksi zar
- şebekemiddle layer of the meninges
- örümceksi zarmiddle layer of the meninges
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APA
arachnoid mater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnoid%20mater
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“arachnoid mater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnoid%20mater. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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