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English
Etymology
From para- + terminal.
Adjective
paraterminal (not comparable)
- Over or above a terminus.
2015 October 15, “Transmissibility of H-Type Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy to Hamster PrP Transgenic Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Vacuolation was scored on a scale of 0–5 in the following brain areas: 1, dorsal medulla; 2, cerebellum; 3, midbrain; 4, hypothalamus; 5, thalamus; 6, hippocampus; 7, septal nuclei of the paraterminal body; 8 caudal cerebral cortex; and 9, rostral cerebral cortex.
Translations
Spanish
Etymology
From para- + terminal.
Adjective
paraterminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural paraterminales)
- (anatomy) paraterminal