subarachnoid

adjective

sub·arach·noid ˌsəb-ə-ˈrak-ˌnȯid

variants or less commonly subarachnoidal

ˌsəb-ə-rak-ˈnȯi-dᵊl

: of, relating to, occurring, or situated under the arachnoid membrane

subarachnoid hemorrhage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Edwards had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, or a burst vein in her brain. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022 The A-list actor recalls the journey to rebuild her life after suffering a subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2001. —

The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2021 Clarke experienced her first aneurysm, which caused a stroke and a subarachnoid hemorrhage, soon after wrapping up filming on the first season of Game of Thrones in 2011. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 Edwards had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is bleeding from a vein, unlike a stroke or aneurysm, which involves a torn or blocked artery. —

Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2021 The official diagnosis was subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma — bleeding and the pooling of blood on the surface of the brain. —

John Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2021 The cause of death was subarachnoid hemorrhage of the brain. —

John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2014 A few days later, he was struck by a subarachnoid hemorrhage – bleeding in his brain stem that could have proved fatal. —

Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com, 5 Dec. 2019 These aneurysms usually happen in the space between the brain and thin tissues covering the brain, which is known as a subarachnoid hemorrhage. —

Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Mar. 2019 See More

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