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Descriptor English: Arachnoid
Descriptor Spanish: Aracnoides
Descriptor aracnoides
Scope note: Delicada membrana que rodea al encéfalo y médula espinal. Está situada entre la PIAMADRE y la DURAMADRE. Está separada de la piamadre por el espacio subaracnoideo, ocupado por el LÍQUIDO CEFALORRAQUÍDEO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Aracnoide-Máter
Descriptor French: Arachnoïde
Entry term(s): Arachnoid Mater
Arachnoid Maters
Arachnoids
Tree number(s): A08.186.566.166
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001099
Scope note: A delicate membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. It lies between the PIA MATER and the DURA MATER. It is separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid cavity which is filled with CEREBROSPINAL FLUID.
Annotation: inflammation = ARACHNOIDITIS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 1102
Unique ID: D001099
NLM Classification: WL 200
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/13
Arachnoid - Preferred
Concept UI M0001655
Scope note A delicate membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. It lies between the PIA MATER and the DURA MATER. It is separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid cavity which is filled with CEREBROSPINAL FLUID.
Preferred term Arachnoid
Entry term(s) Arachnoid Mater
Arachnoid Maters
Arachnoids



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