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extracephalic

extracephalic adjective: outside of the head.

Adjective

extracephalic (not comparable)

  1. Outside of the head
    • Despite these previous positive findings [23, 24, 36 ], a recent study reported that larger current densities are found in deeper regions for extracephalic montage when compared to cephalic placement [53 ].2015 August 13, “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extracephalic

From extra- + cephalic.

Questions about extracephalic

What does extracephalic mean?
Extracephalic means outside of the head.
What part of speech is extracephalic?
Extracephalic is an adjective.

Words near extracephalic in the dictionary

  1. extracellular matrix
  2. extracellularly
  3. extracellulase
  4. extracelomic
  5. extracentromeric
  6. extracephalic
  7. extracerebellar
  8. extracerebral
  9. extracerebrally
  10. extracervical
  11. extrachance

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