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Juxtaspinal
Near the spinal column. The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Other examples of terms starting with 'juxta-' include. for examples, juxtaarticular and juxtapyloric. Juxtaarticular is composed of…
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