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perinuclear

American

[per-uh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌpɛr əˈnu kli ər, -ˈnju-, -kjə lər /

adjective

Cell Biology.

situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
pertaining to the narrow space between the inner and outer layers of the nuclear membrane.

Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of perinuclear

First recorded in 1895–1900; peri- + nuclear

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perinuclear

We cannot regard the perinuclear green granules, described by Neusser in the polynuclear cells, as pre-existing.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

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