Located or occurring outside the perineum, the region between the external genitalia and anus; in surgery and medicine, relating to areas outside this anatomical region.
From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'perineal' (from Greek 'perineon', the space between, from 'peri' around + 'ineion' the fundament). The anatomical term developed in Hippocratic and Galenic medicine.
Surgeons choose extraperineal approaches to certain pelvic surgeries when they want to avoid operating through the perineum, which is sensitive and prone to complications—approaching from elsewhere, even if longer, can mean faster healing.
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