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EXTRAMURAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community
Example:
extramural sports
Classified under:
Similar:
intercollegiate (used of competition between colleges or universities)
intermural (between two or more institutions etc)
interscholastic; interschool (used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools)
outside (functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit)
Antonym:
intramural (carried on within the bounds of an institution or community)
Context examples:
The Committee may consider the reports of the various review groups as informational, advisory, or as recommendations, and shall provide the NCI with assistance in identifying opportunities to be pursued within the areas of cancer research that cut across the intramural and extramural programs.
(Advisory Committee to the Director, NCI, NCI Thesaurus)
The program within the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) of the NCI which plans, assesses, and coordinates all aspects of clinical trials including extramural clinical research programs, internal resources, treatment methods and effectiveness, and compilation and exchange of data as it pertains to the development and evaluation of anticancer agents.
(Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, NCI Thesaurus)
