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arachnoid

/əˈræk.nɔɪd/

Traducción: Relacionado con las arañas o sus telas, o que se asemeja a ellos; usado frecuentemente en contextos biológicos o médicos., Sustantivo que designa la capa media de las tres meninges que envuelven el cerebro y la médula espinal, o un artrópodo traqueado con ojos simples y cuatro pares de patas, o algo perteneciente o semejante a la clase de los arácnidos.

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adjective

/əˈræk.nɔɪd/C2formalscientific
  • esRelacionado con las arañas o sus telas, o que se asemeja a ellos; usado frecuentemente en contextos biológicos o médicos.

Relating to or resembling a spider or spider's web; often used in biological or medical contexts.

  1. Anatomical membraneC2formalmedical

    Relating to the arachnoid mater, the delicate, web-like middle layer of the three meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord.

    esAracnoides (membrana meníngea)

    • The arachnoid layer is located between the dura mater and the pia mater.
    • Arachnoid cysts can sometimes form within this membrane.
    • Inflammation of the arachnoid mater is known as arachnoiditis.
  2. Relating to spidersC1formalscientific

    Relating to or resembling spiders or other members of the class Arachnida, which are air-breathing arthropods with simple eyes and four pairs of legs.

    esaracnoide / relativo a las arañas

    • The arachnoid features of the creature were unmistakable.
    • Spiders and scorpions are both arachnoid animals.
    • The biologist specialized in the study of arachnoid species.

    Sinónimosspiderlikespidery

Formas
  • more arachnoid comparative form
  • most arachnoid superlative form

noun

/əˈræk.nɔɪd/C1formalmedical
  • esSustantivo que designa la capa media de las tres meninges que envuelven el cerebro y la médula espinal, o un artrópodo traqueado con ojos simples y cuatro pares de patas, o algo perteneciente o semejante a la clase de los arácnidos.

A noun referring to the middle layer of the three meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord, or to air-breathing arthropods with simple eyes and four pairs of legs, or something relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida.

  1. Anatomical membraneC2formalmedical

    The delicate, spider-web-like middle layer of the three meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord.

    esAracnoides

    • The arachnoid mater lies between the dura mater and the pia mater.
    • Inflammation of the arachnoid can cause severe headaches.
    • The surgeon carefully dissected the arachnoid layer during the operation.

    Sinónimosarachnoid membrane

  2. C1formalscientific

    An air-breathing arthropod belonging to the class Arachnida, characterized by having simple eyes and four pairs of legs.

    esArácnido

    • Spiders and scorpions are examples of arachnoids.
    • The arachnoid's body is divided into two main parts: the cephalothorax and the abdomen.
    • Many arachnoids are beneficial predators in gardens.

    Sinónimosarachnid

  3. Relating to arachnidsC1formalscientific

    Describing something that resembles or is characteristic of a member of the class Arachnida.

    esaracnoideo

    • The creature had an arachnoid appearance with its many legs.
    • Her arachnoid movements were quick and precise.
    • The fossil showed distinct arachnoid features.

    Sinónimosarachnidianspiderlikespidery

Formas
  • arachnoids plural form
  • arachnoids' possessive plural form
  • arachnoid's possessive singular form