adj. not involving a joint. The term is commonly used to specify a fracture pattern or the position of a bone tumour. It is also used to describe nonarticular or systemic manifestations of severe rheumatoid arthritis; for example, inflammation of the eyes, lungs, and heart, skin nodules and vasculitis, and nerve damage (neuropathy). See also intra-articular; periarticular.
Extra- is the Latin pre?x meaning outside of, or in addition – such as extracapsular, meaning outside the capsule of a joint, and extrasystole, meaning an additional contraction of the heart.... extra
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