PACCHIONI, GLANDS OF
\pˌakɪˈə͡ʊni], \pˌakɪˈəʊni], \p_ˌa_k_ɪ__ˈəʊ_n_i]\
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Small, whitish, or yellowish bodies, sometimes separate, at others united like a bunch of grapes, which are observed in several parts of the dura and pia mater. They receive vessels, but apparently no nerves. Their texture and uses are unknown. A considerable number is observed in the longitudinal sinus, covered by the internal membrane.
By Robley Dunglison
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