perinuclear

per·i·nu·cle·ar

[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.

Origin:
1895–1900; peri- + nuclear


See nuclear.
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