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perifascicular

perifascicular adjective: surrounding a fascicle.

Adjective

perifascicular (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a fascicle
    • For example, although denervated muscles generally show disuse atrophy, in chronic SCI such atrophy is concomitant with an increase in the interstitial endomysial connective tissues and perifascicular fatty infiltration [66 ], attributable to muscle inactivity [67 ].2016 February 10, “Strategies for Rapid Muscle Fatigue Reduction during FES Exercise in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of perifascicular

From peri- + fascicular.

Questions about perifascicular

What does perifascicular mean?
Perifascicular means surrounding a fascicle.
What part of speech is perifascicular?
Perifascicular is an adjective.

Words near perifascicular in the dictionary

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

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