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subarachnoid

 
Dictionary: sub·a·rach·noid   (sŭb'ə-răk'noid) pronunciation
 
adj.

Situated or occurring beneath the arachnoid membrane, or between the arachnoid and the pia mater: subarachnoid space; subarachnoid anesthesia.


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Veterinary Dictionary: subarachnoid
 

Between the arachnoid and the pia mater.

  • s. block — anesthesia produced by the injection of a local anesthetic into the subarachnoid space around the spinal cord. See also spinal anesthesia.
 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more