- extracranial
- adjective Date: circa 1884 situated or occurring outside the cranium
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
extracranial
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extracranial — [spelling only] * * * ex·tra·cra·ni·al (ĕk strə krāʹnē əl) adj. Located or occurring outside the cranium. * * * … Universalium
extracranial — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
extracranial — Outside of the cranial cavity. * * * ex·tra·cra·ni·al krā nē əl adj situated or occurring outside the cranium <extracranial arterial occlusion> * * * ex·tra·cra·ni·al (eks″trə kraґne əl) outside the cranium … Medical dictionary
extracranial — ˌ adjective Etymology: extra + cranial : situated or occurring outside the cranium extracranial arterial occlusion … Useful english dictionary
extracranial — adjective Not intracranial, but outside the cranium … Wiktionary
extracranial — ex·tra·cranial … English syllables
extracranial — Outside of the cranium (bones that surround the brain) … English dictionary of cancer terms
extracranial/intracranial bypass — anastomosis of the superficial temporal artery to a branch of the middle cerebral artery on the brain surface to improve collateral blood flow that has been reduced by occlusion or stenosis of the internal carotid or middle cerebral artery.… … Medical dictionary
extracranial germ cell tumor — A rare cancer that forms in germ cells in the testicle or ovary, or in germ cells that have traveled to areas of the body other than the brain (such as the chest, abdomen, or tailbone). Germ cells are reproductive cells that develop into sperm in … English dictionary of cancer terms
EC/IC — extracranial/intracranial … Medical dictionary
