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Intracerebral vs Subarachnoid - What's the difference?

intracerebral | subarachnoid |

As adjectives the difference between intracerebral and subarachnoid

is that intracerebral is occurring or situated within the cerebrum while subarachnoid is (medicine) located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater.

intracerebral

English

Adjective

(-)
  • occurring or situated within the cerebrum.

    • Derived terms

    * intracerebral hematoma * intracerebral hemorrhage * intracerebral injection * intracerebral myiasis

    subarachnoid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater
  • *{{quote-news, year=1988, date=May 20, author=Jack Clark, title=Touch of Death, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=After an internal examination he found that "the cause of death was craniocerebral injury with subarachnoid hemorrhage

    Derived terms

    * subarachnoid space

    See also

    * (Subarachnoid space)