MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Juxta-: Prefix meaning near, nearby, or close, as in: - Juxtaarticular -- composed of juxta, near + articular, from the Latin "articulus", a joint = near a joint. A juxtaarticular fracture is a break near a joint.
- The juxtaglomerular apparatus -- a collective term referring to the cells near a structure called the glomerulus in the kidney . The juxtaglomerular cells are specialized cells that stimulate secretion of the adrenal hormone aldosterone and play a major role in renal autoregulation.
- Juxtaposition -- the act of placing two or more things side by side or the state of being so placed. To lose a pair of juxtaposed teeth is to lose teeth next to one another. ( Apposition is synonymous with juxtaposition).
- Juxtapyloric -- means near the pylorus (the muscular area at the junction of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine , the duodenum ). To speak of a juxtapyloric ulcer is to be precise about the location of the ulcer near the pylorus.
- Juxtaspinal -- near the spinal column.
- Juxtavescicular -- near the bladder.
Juxta- lends anatomical precision to the location of a structure. Prefixes like "juxta-" play an essential role as building blocks in the construction of many medical terms.
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