juxtacortical

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English

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Etymology

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From juxta- +‎ cortical.

Adjective

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juxtacortical (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Next to a cortex; thus:
    1. (anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma.
    2. (anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.

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