surrounding

  • 61circumanal — Surrounding the anus. SYN: perianal, periproctic. * * * cir·cum·anal (sur″kəm aґnəl) surrounding the anus; cf. perianal …

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  • 62circumarticular — Surrounding a joint. SYN: periarthric, periarticular. [circum + L. articulus, joint] * * * cir·cum·ar·tic·u·lar (sur″kəm ahr tikґu lər) surrounding a joint …

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  • 63periarterial — Surrounding an artery. * * * peri·ar·te·ri·al är tir ē əl adj of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding an artery <periarterial fibrosis> * * * peri·ar·te·ri·al (per″e ahr tērґe əl) near or around an… …

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  • 64peribronchial — Surrounding a bronchus or the bronchi. * * * peri·bron·chi·al .per ə bräŋ kē əl adj of, relating to, occurring in, affecting, or being the tissues surrounding a bronchus <a peribronchial growth> * * * peri·bron·chi·al (per″e brongґke… …

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  • 65peribronchiolar — Surrounding the bronchioles. * * * peri·bron·chi·o·lar .bräŋ kē ō lər adj of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a bronchiole <peribronchiolar edema> * * * peri·bron·chi·o·lar (per″e brong kiґo lər) near… …

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  • 66peribulbar — Surrounding any bulb, especially the eyeball or the bulb of the urethra. SYN: circumbulbar. * * * adj. (in ophthalmology) denoting the area around the eye. * * * peri·bul·bar (per″e bulґbər) surrounding the bulb of the eye …

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  • 67peribursal — Surrounding a bursa. * * * peri·bur·sal (per″e burґsəl) surrounding a bursa …

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  • 68pericanalicular — Surrounding a canaliculus. * * * peri·can·a·lic·u·lar .kan əl ik yə lər adj of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding a canaliculus * * * peri·can·a·lic·u·lar (per″e kan″ə likґu lər) near or around a… …

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  • 69pericentral — Surrounding the center. * * * peri·cen·tral (per″e senґtrəl) surrounding a center …

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  • 70perichoroidal — Surrounding the choroid coat of the eye. * * * peri·cho·roi·dal (per″e kor oiґdəl) surrounding the choroid coat …

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