adjective
- located beneath the arachnoid membrane of the brain and spinal cord
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the subarachnoid space.
- The doctor ordered a CT scan to check for subarachnoid bleeding.
- Subarachnoid cysts can cause headaches and neurological symptoms.
- The subarachnoid space contains blood vessels that supply the brain.
- A lumbar puncture samples fluid from the subarachnoid space.