Perineural
adj
adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Near a nerve or nerves not-comparable
"a perineural injection"
Example
More examples"The histological diagnosis of PC is currently restricted to lesions showing unequivocal extra-parathyroidal growth, as evidenced by perineural invasion, full thickness capsular invasion with growth into adjacent tissues, extratumoral vascular invasion, or metastasis."
Etymology
From peri- + neural.
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