Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shortened form of
arachnoiditis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.
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- noun Alternative form of
arachnoiditis .
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Examples
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The form assumed by his malady was arachnitis, an inflammation of the network of nerves enveloping the brain.
Balzac 2003
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The form assumed by his malady was arachnitis, an inflammation of the network of nerves enveloping the brain.
Balzac Frederick Lawton
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The form assumed by his malady was arachnitis, an inflammation of the network of nerves enveloping the brain.
Balzac Lawton, Frederick 1910
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