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arachnoiditis

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arachnoiditis /arach·noid·i·tis/ (ah-rak″noi-di´tis) inflammation of the arachnoidea mater.
a·rach·noid·i·tis (-rknoi-dts)
n.
Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane and subarachnoid space.
arachnoiditis.
See arachnitis.
arachnoid [ah-rak´noid]
1. resembling a spider's web.
2. the delicate membrane interposed between the dura mater and the pia mater, and with them constituting the meninges.
arachnoiditis
inflammation of the arachnoid.
arachnoiditis
Neuropathology Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane and subarachnoid space
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