Medical term:
piarachnoid
pia-arachnoid
[pi″ah-ah-rak´noid]the pia mater and arachnoid considered together as one functional unit; the leptomeninges.
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lep·to·me·ninx
(lep'tō-mē'ninks), [TA]The two delicate layers of the meninges, the arachnoid mater and pia mater (vs. the tough pachymeninx or dura mater), considered together; by this concept, the arachnoid and pia are two parts of a single layer, much like the parietal and visceral layers of a membrane or bursa; although separated by the subarachnoid space they are connected via the arachnoid trabeculae and become continuous where the nerves and filum terminale exit the subarachnoid space (the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space bounded by the leptomeninges).
See also: arachnoid mater, pia mater.
See also: arachnoid mater, pia mater.
Synonym(s): leptomeninges [TA], arachnoid mater and pia mater ☆ , meninx tenuis, pia-arachnoid, piarachnoid
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lep·to·me·nin·ges
(lep'tō-mĕ-nin'jēz) [TA]The two delicate layers of the meninges, the arachnoid mater and pia mater considered together.
See also: arachnoid, pia mater
Synonym(s): pia-arachnoid, piarachnoid.
See also: arachnoid, pia mater
Synonym(s): pia-arachnoid, piarachnoid.
[lepto- + G. mēninx, pl. mēninges, membrane]
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