n :  a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord that lies between the dura mater and the pia mater
, also  arach*noi*dal  , adj :  of or relating to the arachnoid <the membrane>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  Arach·ni·da  arach·noi·dea 
 
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