juxta-, prefix
(dʒʌkstə)
repr. L. juxtā adv. and prep. ‘near, by the side of, according to’, used in recent formations, in which it stands in prepositional relation to the n. represented in the second element. juxta-amˈpullary a., situated by the side of an ampulla; juxta-arˈticular a. Anat., situated near a joint; juxta-maˈrine a., situated by the sea; juxta-ˈspinal a., situated by the side of the (or a) spine; juxta-ˈtabular a., Rom. Law, according to a testament or written document.
| 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 721 *Juxta-ampullary or peri-ampullary carcinoma. |
| 1900 Dorland Med. Dict., *Juxta-articular. 1910 Castellani & Chalmers Man. Trop. Med. lviii. 1137 (heading) Juxta-articular nodules. 1940 Q. Bull. Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. XIV. 270/1 Juxta-articular nodes are non-inflammatory, painless, fibrous, subcutaneous growths. |
| 1899 Westm. Gaz. 14 Mar. 3/3 Caves that are subterranean and *juxta-marine. |
| 1876 Trans. Clin. Soc. IX. 190 There was no loss of lung-note between the scapulæ nor in the *juxta-spinal regions. |
| 1875 Poste Gaius ii. (ed. 2) §148 *Juxta-tabular [= secundum tabulas] possession..if defeasible by an adverse claimant, is ineffective. |