per continuum

per con·tin·u·um

(per kon-tin'yū-ŭm), In continuity; continuous; denoting the mode by which an inflammation or other morbid process spreads from one part to another through continuous tissue. [per- + L. continuus, holding together, continuous, fr. teneo, to hold]

per con·tin·u·um

(pĕr kŏn-tin'yū-ŭm) In continuity; continuous; denoting the mode by which an inflammation or other morbid process spreads from one part to another through continuous tissue. [per- + L. continuus, holding together, continuous, fr. teneo, to hold]

per continuum

(pĕr kŏn-tĭn′ū-ŭm) [L.] Continuous, as in the spread of an inflammation from part to part.