prefix, 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 sb. represented in the second element. Juxta-ampullary a., situated by the side of an ampulla. Juxta-marine a., situated by the sea. Juxta-spinal a., situated by the side of the (or a) spine. Juxta-tabular a., Rom. Law, according to a testament or written document.
1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., III. 721. *Juxta-ampullary or peri-ampullary carcinoma.
1899. Westm. Gaz., 14 March, 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.
