perinuclear

[ per-uh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

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 Note

See nuclear.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perinuclear¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; peri- + nuclear

Example Sentences

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

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