extrapyramidal

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′strə pi ram′i dl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•tra•py•ram•i•dal  (ek′strə pi ram′i dl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomypertaining to or involving nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts, esp. the corpus striatum and its associated structures.
  2. Anatomylocated outside the pyramidal tracts.
  • extra- + pyramidal

'extrapyramidal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
extrapyramidal system

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