Meanings
adjectivesubarachnoid (not comparable)
- not comparablerelationalanatomyLocated or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.
After an internal examination he found that "the cause of death was craniocerebral injury with subarachnoid hemorrhage […]."
1988 May 19, Jack Clark, “Touch of Death”, in Chicago Reader, volume 17, number 31, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021Synonyms: subarachnoidal
nounsubarachnoid (plural subarachnoids)
plural subarachnoids
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of subarachnoid space.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLocated or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.
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Origin
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englisharachnoid
- Englishsubarachnoid
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蛛網膜下 /蛛网膜下
- 蛛網膜下 /蛛网膜下 (zhūwǎngmóxià)below the arachnoid mater
Czech subarachnoidální
- subarachnoidálníbelow the arachnoid mater
Finnish lukinkalvonalainen
- lukinkalvonalainenbelow the arachnoid mater
Polish podpajęczynówkowy
- podpajęczynówkowybelow the arachnoid mater
Spanish subaracnoideo
- subaracnoideobelow the arachnoid mater
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
subarachnoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subarachnoid
MLA
“subarachnoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subarachnoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subarachnoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subarachnoid.
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