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perimedullary

perimedullary adjective: surrounding a medulla (especially the medulla oblongata).

Adjective

perimedullary (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a medulla (especially the medulla oblongata).
    • Described only relatively recently, perimedullary spinal AVMs are characterized by an intradural, leptomeningeal fistulous connection between a medullary artery and vein.1999, Daniel L. Barrow, Spinal Vascular Malformations
    Synonyms:
    circummedullary

Synonyms of perimedullary

Origin of perimedullary

From peri- + medullary.

Questions about perimedullary

What does perimedullary mean?
Perimedullary means surrounding a medulla (especially the medulla oblongata).
What part of speech is perimedullary?
Perimedullary is an adjective.

Words near perimedullary in the dictionary

  1. perimarginal
  2. perimatrices
  3. perimatrix
  4. perimaximal
  5. perimedullar
  6. perimedullary
  7. perimelasma
  8. perimembrane
  9. perimembranous
  10. perimeningeal
  11. perimeningitis

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