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
The brain produces around 500 mL of this fluid per day, which is drained from the subarachnoid space.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 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
The blood may escape through the pia mater into the subarachnoid cavity, and large clots be formed.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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