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extrapyramidal

[ ek-struh-pi-ram-i-dl ]
/ ˌɛk strə pɪˈræm ɪ dl /
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adjective
pertaining to or involving nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts, especially the corpus striatum and its associated structures.
located outside the pyramidal tracts.

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