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arachnoid [3 records]

Record 1 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Plastic Arts
DEF

similar to or suggestive of a web.

CONT

Visible mold appears as coloured, furry and weblike matter on the surface of a water colour.

Key term(s)
  • arachnoid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Arts plastiques
DEF

Qui est constitué de filaments (...)

Key term(s)
  • arachnéen

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A delicate membrane enveloping the brain and medulla spinalis and lying between the pia mater internally and the dura mater externally; it is separated from the pia mater by the subarachnoid cavity, which is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Partie moyenne des trois méninges recouvrant l'encéphale, la moelle épinière et le nerf optique.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Meninge o membrana intermedia que envuelve y protege el cerebro y la médula espinal [...] situada entre la piamadre y la duramadre.

CONT

Membrana impermeable, delicada que cubre la médula espinal y se ubica entre la piamadre por dentro y la duramadre por fuera. Esta separada de la piamadre por un espacio ancho, el espacio subaracnoideo, que está lleno con líquido cefaloraquídeo.

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Record 3 1979-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
DEF

Arachnoid veil. Network of fine filaments (Cortina) like a cobweb uniting the margin of the cap to the stem of certain mushrooms, such as the Cortinarii.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
DEF

Formé de fins filaments rappelant une toile d'araignée.

Spanish

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