juxtacortical

English

Etymology

From juxta- +‎ cortical.

Adjective

juxtacortical (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, medicine) Next to a cortex; thus:
   1. (anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma.
   2. (anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.

Synonyms

• (abutting the cortical layer of bone): periosteal