extracranial
/ˌɛkstrəˈkreɪniəl/
adjective
- Located or occurring outside the skull.
- The doctor explained that the tumor was extracranial, so it had not spread to the brain.
- Extracranial arteries supply blood to the face and scalp.
- The injury was extracranial, meaning it affected only the soft tissues of the head, not the skull or brain.
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