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Noun: subarachnoid space
  1. A space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
    "A subarachnoid haemorrhage occurs when there is bleeding into the subarachnoid space"

Derived forms: subarachnoid spaces

Type of: space

Part of: meninges, meninx

Encyclopedia: Subarachnoid space