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pia-arachnoid

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pia-arachnoid /pia-arach·noid/ (-ah-rak´noid) the pia mater and arachnoid considered together as one functional unit; the leptomeninges.
pi·a-a·rach·noid (p--rknoid, p-) or pi·a·rach·noid (p-rk-, p-)
n.
See leptomeninges.
pia-arachnoid
[pī′ə·arak′noid]
Etymology: L, pia, tender; Gk, arachne, spider, eidos, form
pertaining to both the pia mater and arachnoid layers of the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord.
pia-arachnoid [pi″ah-ah-rak´noid]
the pia mater and arachnoid considered together as one functional unit; the leptomeninges.
pia-arachnoid
the pia mater and arachnoid considered together as one functional unit; the leptomeninges.
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Pia-arachnoid and brain and spinal cord parenchyma did not appear grossly pigmented.
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