extraencephalic

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adjective

Located, occurring, or situated outside of the brain.

OriginEnglish encephalic ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveextraencephalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLocated, occurring, or situated outside of the brain.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishencephalic
  8. Englishextraencephalic

From extra- + encephalic.

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APA

extraencephalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraencephalic

MLA

“extraencephalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraencephalic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extraencephalic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraencephalic.

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