pericryptal

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adjective

Around the crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).

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Meanings

adjectivepericryptal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyAround the crypts (small pits or cavities in the body).

    Microdissection was performed using the Leica LMD 6000 microdissector, to obtain the whole crypts, including pericryptal areas, for each sample.

    2015 December 10, “Celiac Disease Histopathology Recapitulates Hedgehog Downregulation, Consistent with Wound Healing Processes Activation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From peri- + cryptal.

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APA

pericryptal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericryptal

MLA

“pericryptal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericryptal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericryptal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericryptal.

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