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extrapyramidal

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ex⋅tra⋅py⋅ram⋅i⋅dal

  [ek-struh-pi-ram-i-dl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or involving nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts, esp. the corpus striatum and its associated structures.
2. located outside the pyramidal tracts.
Origin:
extra- + pyramidal
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ex·tra·py·ram·i·dal   (ěk'strə-pĭ-rām'ĭ-dl)   
adj.  Relating to or involving neural pathways situated outside or independent of the pyramidal tracts.
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Main Entry: ex·tra·py·ra·mi·dal
Pronunciation: -p&-'ram-&d-&l, -"pir-&-'mid-&l
Function:adjective
: situated outside of and especially involving descending nerve tracts other than the pyramidal tracts <extrapyramidal brain lesions>
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extrapyramidal ex·tra·py·ram·i·dal (ěk'strə-pĭ-rām'ĭ-dl)
adj.
Relating to or involving neural pathways situated outside or independent of the pyramidal tracts.

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