periarticular
[ pĕr′ē-är-tĭk′yə-lər ]
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adj.
Surrounding a joint.
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Example sentences from the Web for periarticular
He considers ringbone as articular, periarticular, rachitic and traumatic.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor LacroixExostoses, articular and periarticular, occur and the carpus usually becomes a large immobile articulation.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor LacroixThe periarticular tissues usually are more involved than in subacute or even chronic primary articular rheumatism.
In most instances, however, where swelling of the joints is diagnosed, the lesion is periarticular.
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