definitions

extrapyramidal

[ ek-struh-pi-ram-i-dl ]
/ ˌɛk strə pɪˈræm ɪ 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.

Nearby words

extrapolate, extrapolation, extrapose, extraposition, extraprofessional, extrapyramidal, extrapyramidal dyskinesia, extrapyramidal motor system, extrapyramidal system, extrasaccular hernia, extrasensorial

Origin of extrapyramidal

extra- + pyramidal
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for extrapyramidal

extrapyramidal

[ ĕk′strə-pĭ-răm′ĭ-dl ]

adj.

Relating to or involving neural pathways situated outside or independent of the pyramidal tracts.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.