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juxtacortical en · ADJ

Etymology

From juxta- + cortical.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Next to a cortex; thus: ▸ Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma.
  2. (not-comparable) Next to a cortex; thus: ▸ Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.

Synonyms

periosteal (abutting the cortical layer of bone)