extrapyramidal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract.

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

adjectiveextrapyramidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Englishpyramidal
  9. Englishextrapyramidal

From extra- + pyramidal.

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Translations

Hungarian extrapiramidális
  • extrapiramidálisof or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract
Indonesian ekstrapiramidal
  • ekstrapiramidalof or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract
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APA

extrapyramidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrapyramidal

MLA

“extrapyramidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrapyramidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrapyramidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrapyramidal.

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