Pacchioni,

Antonio, Italian anatomist, 1665-1726.

pacchionian bodies - tufted prolongations of pia-arachnoid. Synonym(s): arachnoid granulations; pacchionian corpuscles; pacchionian glands; pacchionian granulations

pacchionian corpuscles - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies

pacchionian depressions - pits on the inner surface of the skull in which are lodged the arachnoidal granulations. Synonym(s): granular pits

pacchionian glands - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies

pacchionian granulations - Synonym(s): pacchionian bodies

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