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perinuclear

American  
[per-uh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˌpɛr əˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

Cell Biology.

  1. situated near or occurring around the nucleus.

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

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