English

Adjective

extracavernous ‎(not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Outside the corpus cavernosum
   • 2015 June 29, Carlos Eduardo da Silva, Paulo Eduardo Peixoto de Freitas, “Large and giant skull base meningiomas: The role of radical surgical removal”, in Surgical Neurology International, volume 6, DOI:10.4103/2152-7806.159489:

     A hard tumor, with encasement of the internal carotid artery (ICA), received a debulking and partial removal, in the extracavernous portion (Simpson Grade IV).

Related terms

• intracavernous