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intratemporal

intratemporal adjective: within a temple (of the head).

Adjective

intratemporal (not comparable)

  1. Within a temple (of the head)
    • Accordingly, this is the first report of a MPNST and a primary intratemporal preexistent neurofibroma coexisting in the facial nerve, leading to misleading imaging findings.2015 August 9, Mitsuhiko Nakahira, Naoko Saito, Masashi Sugasawa, “Extratemporal Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumor of Facial Nerve with Coexistent Intratemporal Neurofibroma Mimicking Malignant...
  2. Within one period of time, at one moment (compare intertemporal)

Origin of intratemporal

From intra- + temporal.

Words that rhyme with intratemporal

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Questions about intratemporal

What does intratemporal mean?
Intratemporal means within a temple (of the head).
What part of speech is intratemporal?
Intratemporal is an adjective.

Words near intratemporal in the dictionary

  1. intratectal
  2. intratelencephalic
  3. intratelencephalically
  4. intratelluric
  5. intratelomeric
  6. intratemporal
  7. intratendinous
  8. intratendinously
  9. intratendon
  10. intratentacular
  11. intraterminal

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