subarachnoid
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subarachnoid
Example Sentences
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One scenario described the symptoms of a stroke causing bleeding on the brain called a subarachnoid haemorrhage.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Doctors found that he had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage resulting from a ruptured brain aneurysm.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
"This work could also help us identify additional risk factors for subarachnoid hemorrhage, potentially leading to new therapies to manage aneurysms."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
Shortly after finishing the first season of "Game of Thrones" in 2011, Clarke experienced a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a bleed in the space between the brain and surrounding membrane.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022
Here is the "island of Reil," here the "pons Varolii"; here is the "arbor vitæ"; and here is the "subarachnoid space"; and here that wonderful contrivance of the great Designer that regulates the arterial supplies.
From My New Curate by Sheehan, Patrick Augustine
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