paranodal

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English

Etymology

para- +‎ nodal

Adjective

paranodal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a paranode
    • 2015 July 29, “Contactin-1 and Neurofascin-155/-186 Are Not Targets of Auto-Antibodies in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Auto-antibodies against the paranodal proteins contactin-1 and neurofascin-155 and the nodal protein neurofascin-186 have been detected in subgroups of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
  2. (botany, anatomy) Alongside a node