juxtacortical

adj — 2 senses

juxtacortical

adj

Etymology From juxta- + cortical.

› Next to a cortex; thus:

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.

Synonyms: periosteal

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