intraneural

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Happening inside a nerve

adjective
/ˌɪntrəˈnjʊrəl/

Specialized

: intraneural

Swelling of the nerve in the bony facial canal raises intraneural pressure, which promotes degeneration of the nerve.

Examples

This surgery is at a high risk for complications because the intraneural elements are intimately associated with the nerve tissue.

Academic text (2015)
The doctor explained that the procedure involved accessing the intraneural structures within the damaged nerve.
This can be performed as an open procedure or by microsurgical or endoscopic techniques, with or without epineurotomy or intraneural neurolysis (30).

Academic text (2015)
Published reports range from recommendations of observation with no action or a simple biopsy to microsurgical intraneural neurolysis and/or CTR.

Academic text (2015)
Research has shown that intraneural injections can significantly reduce pain by targeting nerve pathways.
Understanding the intraneural connections is essential for developing effective treatments for nerve injuries.

Surface Forms

intraneural positive

Morphology

intraneural = neural (semi-transparent) = intra + neural

The element 'intra' means 'within' and combines predictably with 'neural', but 'intra' is a technical combining form that may be unfamiliar to intermediate learners.

Etymology

Intraneural breaks into intra- meaning 'within' and neural meaning 'nerve', like saying something is inside a nerve. So intraneural means something that is located or happens inside a nerve.