juxtacortical
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
juxtacortical (not comparable)
- (anatomy, medicine) Next to a cortex; thus:
- (anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma.
- (anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.
Synonyms[edit]
- (abutting the cortical layer of bone): periosteal