Extravisceral

/ˌɛkstrəˈvɪsərəl/ adjective

Definition

Located, occurring, or situated outside the viscera (internal organs); external to the organs of the abdomen.

Etymology

From extra- (outside) + visceral (from Latin viscera meaning internal organs) + -al (adjective suffix). A medical and anatomical term used to distinguish internal versus external organ-related conditions.

Kelly Says

Doctors use 'extravisceral' to mean anything outside your guts—so an extravisceral tumor would be concerning for different reasons than an abdominal organ tumor, because it affects different systems!

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