perimedullary

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ medullary.

Adjective

perimedullary (not comparable)

1. Surrounding a medulla (especially the medulla oblongata).
   • 1999, Daniel L. Barrow, Spinal Vascular Malformations:

     Described only relatively recently, perimedullary spinal AVMs are characterized by an intradural, leptomeningeal fistulous connection between a medullary artery and vein.