Meaning & use
Perineural
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Located around or surrounding a nerve or nerve fiber.
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The biopsy revealed perineural invasion, meaning the tumor had spread along the nerve sheath.
Perineural inflammation can cause the burning pain associated with certain nerve disorders.
A note on using this word
Built from the prefix 'peri-' (around) and 'neural' (relating to nerves); it appears mainly in medical and pathology reports.
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