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periaqueduct

periaqueduct noun: the area surrounding the cerebral aqueduct.

Noun

periaqueduct (plural periaqueducts)

  1. The area surrounding the cerebral aqueduct
    • Abdominal surgery increased c-Fos in the prelimbic, cingulate and insular cortexes, and autonomic nuclei, such as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, central amygdala, hypothalamic supraoptic (SON), paraventricular and arcuate nuclei, Edinger-Westphal nucleus (E-W), lateral periaqueduct gray...2015 October 1, “Patterns of Brain Activation and Meal Reduction Induced by Abdominal Surgery in Mice and Modulation by Rikkunshito”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of periaqueduct

pluralperiaqueducts

Origin of periaqueduct

From peri- + aqueduct.

Questions about periaqueduct

What does periaqueduct mean?
Periaqueduct means the area surrounding the cerebral aqueduct.
What part of speech is periaqueduct?
Periaqueduct is a noun.
What is the plural of periaqueduct?
The plural of periaqueduct is periaqueducts.

Words near periaqueduct in the dictionary

  1. periapsises
  2. periapt
  3. periapts
  4. periaquaductal
  5. periaquatic
  6. periaqueduct
  7. periaqueductal
  8. periaqueductal gray
  9. periaqueductally
  10. periaqueducts
  11. periarachnoid

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