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perifascial

perifascial adjective: around the fascia.

Adjective

perifascial (not comparable)

  1. Around the fascia.
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Origin of perifascial

From peri- + fascial.

Questions about perifascial

What does perifascial mean?
Perifascial means around the fascia.
What part of speech is perifascial?
Perifascial is an adjective.

Words near perifascial in the dictionary

  1. periesophageal
  2. periestropausal
  3. perievent
  4. Perieți
  5. perifacial
  6. perifascial
  7. perifascicular
  8. perifemoral
  9. perifibrillar
  10. perifibrum
  11. perifistular

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