PACCHIONIAN BODIES
\pˌakɪˈə͡ʊni͡ən bˈɒdɪz], \pˌakɪˈəʊniən bˈɒdɪz], \p_ˌa_k_ɪ__ˈəʊ_n_iə_n b_ˈɒ_d_ɪ_z]\
Definitions of PACCHIONIAN BODIES
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn. : cerebral granulations, meningeal granulations, pacchionian granulations. Small rounded or pedunculated masses of fibrous tissue growing on the arachnoid along the longitudinal fissure of the brain. They are present in nearly all adults and are of no pathological significance.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
