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Fracture vs Arachnoid - What's the difference?

fracture | arachnoid |

As nouns the difference between fracture and arachnoid

is that fracture is the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage while arachnoid is (biology) an arachnid.

As a verb fracture

is to break, or cause something to break.

As an adjective arachnoid is

relating to spiders.

fracture

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
  • (geology) a fault or crack in a rock
  • Derived terms

    * compound fracture * fracture mechanics * greenstick fracture * hairline fracture * incomplete fracture * Jones fracture * simple fracture * Smith's fracture * stress fracture * tracheal fracture * vowel fracture

    Verb

  • to break, or cause something to break
  • arachnoid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to spiders.
  • Relating to or resembling spider webs.
  • (anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) An arachnid
  • (physiology) The arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain
  • (astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus