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periinsular

periinsular adjective: surrounding an island.

Adjective

periinsular (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding an island.
  2. Surrounding the insula.
    • They founda higher peak activation in the periinsular parieto-temporal cortex in low theta range (4-6Hz) for patients.2016 February 26, “Electroencephalographic Patterns in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of periinsular

From peri- + insular.

Questions about periinsular

What does periinsular mean?
Periinsular means surrounding an island.
What part of speech is periinsular?
Periinsular is an adjective.

Words near periinsular in the dictionary

  1. periimplantational
  2. periimplantitis
  3. periinfarct
  4. periinfarcted
  5. periinfarction
  6. periinsular
  7. periinterventional
  8. periintestinal
  9. periintraventricular
  10. periischemic
  11. perijove

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