perineuriticadj.
/ˌpɛrᵻnjᵿˈrɪtɪk/, /ˌpɛrᵻnjʊəˈrɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrən(j)uˈrɪdɪk/, /ˌpɛrən(j)əˈrɪdɪk/ Medicine.
1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of perineuritis; caused by or associated with perineuritis.
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1874 Lancet 9 May 659/2 The subsiding infiltration of the retina (which had previously been intense), and the lessened perineuritic exudation.
1928 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 5 70/1 In the type of paralysis previously referred to as the secondary or late perineuritic type, the primary site of injury is not in the nerves but in the connective tissues surrounding the nerves.
1945 Science 23 Feb. 203/1 An inner necrotic center of the nodule, as seen in some of the perineuritic nodules, was not seen.
1989 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 107 523 The patients' visual loss appeared to be the result of perineuritic adhesive arachnoiditis.
2. Perineural; perineurial. rare.
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perineural1874
perineurial1883
perineuritic1893
1893 A. S. Eccles Sciatica 13 Distension of the perineuritic lymph-spaces.
1909 Lancet 8 May 1312/2 Sciatica may successfully treated by injections of strong alcohol, though I am quite convinced that the injections must be perineuritic, not into the substance of the nerve.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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