Medical Definition of Arachnoid granulations

1. Tufted prolongations of pia-arachnoid, composed of numerous arachnoid villi that penetrate dural venous sinuses and effect transfer of cerebrospinal fluid to the venous system. at advanced age these are more numerous and tend to calcify. Synonym: granulationes arachnoideales, arachnoidal granulations, pacchionian bodies, pacchionian corpuscles, pacchionian glands, pacchionian granulations. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arachnoid Granulations

arachnidans
arachnidial
arachnidian
arachnidism
arachnidium
arachnids
arachnitis
arachnobutyrophobia
arachnodactyly
arachnogenic
arachnogenic necrosis
arachnoid
arachnoid foramen
arachnoid granulations (current term)
arachnoid mater
arachnoid mater cranialis
arachnoid mater encephali
arachnoid maters
arachnoid membrane
arachnoid of brain
arachnoid of spinal cord
arachnoid trabecula
arachnoid villi
arachnoidal
arachnoidal granulations
arachnoidea
arachnoidea mater spinalis
arachnoidian

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