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periplaque

periplaque adjective: surrounding a plaque.

Adjective

periplaque (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding a plaque
    • While in the periplaque white matter (PPWM) an average of 750 CXCR7-expressing cells per mm 2 could be detected this number was significantly decreased to approximately 200 cells/mm 2 in actively demyelinating lesion areas (active) at the plaque border.2016 January 8, “CXCR7 Is Involved in Human Oligodendroglial Precursor Cell Maturation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of periplaque

From peri- + plaque.

Questions about periplaque

What does periplaque mean?
Periplaque means surrounding a plaque.
What part of speech is periplaque?
Periplaque is an adjective.

Words near periplaque in the dictionary

  1. periplacental
  2. periplakin
  3. periplanar
  4. periplanone
  5. periplanones
  6. periplaque
  7. periplasm
  8. periplasmatic
  9. periplasmatically
  10. periplasmic
  11. periplasmically

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