extracavernous

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], 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).

Related terms

• intracavernous