extrapyramidal

[ek-struh-pi-ram-i-dl]

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.

Origin of extrapyramidal

extra- + pyramidal

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extrapyramidal in Medicine

extrapyramidal

[ĕk′strə-pĭ-răm′ĭ-dl]

adj.

Relating to or involving neural pathways situated outside or independent of the pyramidal tracts.

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