paranodal

English

Etymology

para- +‎ nodal

Adjective

paranodal (not comparable)

1. Relating to a paranode
   • 2015 July 29, “Contactin-1 and Neurofascin-155/-186 Are Not Targets of Auto-Antibodies in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Auto-antibodies against the paranodal proteins contactin-1 and neurofascin-155 and the nodal protein neurofascin-186 have been detected in subgroups of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

2. (botany, anatomy) Alongside a node