juxta-, juxt- +
(Latin: beside; close by, close to, near; adjoining; proximity)
juxt
Next, in the next place.
juxta
Immediately adjacent; lying next to.
juxtaampullary, juxta-ampullary
Situated by the side of an ampulla.
juxtaarticular, juxta-articular
Placed around or near a joint; periarticular.
juxtacardiac
Near or beside the heart; also, paracardiac.
juxtacortical
Situated or occurring near the cortex of an organ or tissue.
juxtacostal
Region adjacent to a costa (a riblike part of a plant or animal; such as, a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing).
juxtaepiphyseal
Near to or adjoining an epiphysis.
juxtaepiphysial
Close to or adjoining an epiphysis (part of a long bone where bone growth occurs).
juxtaglomerular
Near to or adjoining a renal glomerulus (a globular tuft formed by capillaries in the kidney, the site of the filtration barrier between the blood and the kidney).
juxtallocortex
Adjoining the cortex of the cingulate gyrus, which is intermediate in form between the allocortex and the isocortex.
juxtamarine
Situated by the sea.
juxtamedullary
1. Near the renal medulla (inner part of the substance of the kidney).
2. Situated or occurring near the edge of the medulla of the kidney.
3. Close to or adjoining the medullary border.
juxtapapillary
Adjacent to or near the optic disk.
juxtapose, juxtaposing
1. To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast; or in juxtaposition; often followed by with: "The book was juxtaposed with the dictionary."
2. To place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or to emphasize the contrast between them.
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