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periaqueductal

periaqueductal adjective: surrounding an aqueduct-like feature; usually in reference to periaqueductal grey, or some other part of anatomy.

Adjective

periaqueductal (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding an aqueduct-like feature; usually in reference to periaqueductal grey, or some other part of anatomy.

Origin of periaqueductal

From peri- + aqueductal.

Words formed from periaqueductal

Questions about periaqueductal

What does periaqueductal mean?
Periaqueductal means surrounding an aqueduct-like feature; usually in reference to periaqueductal grey, or some other part of anatomy.
What part of speech is periaqueductal?
Periaqueductal is an adjective.

Words near periaqueductal in the dictionary

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

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