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ARACNOIDES [1 record]

Record 1 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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