extracavernous

English

Etymology

extra- +‎ cavernous

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ævə(ɹ)nəs

Adjective

extracavernous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Outside the corpus cavernosum
    • 2015 June 29, Carlos Eduardo da Silva, Paulo Eduardo Peixoto de Freitas, “Large and giant skull base meningiomas: The role of radical surgical removal”, in Surgical Neurology International‎, volume 6, →DOI:
      A hard tumor, with encasement of the internal carotid artery (ICA), received a debulking and partial removal, in the extracavernous portion (Simpson Grade IV).
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