juxtacortical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

juxtacortical

Etymology

From juxta- + cortical.

Synonyms

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