Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''.
Its antonym is
extracorporeal
An extracorporeal is a medical procedure which is performed outside the body. Extracorporeal devices are the artificial organs that remain outside the body while treating a patient. Extracorporeal devices are useful in hemodialysis and cardiac surg ...
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It is used frequently in medicine to describe
medical procedure
A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the delivery of healthcare.
A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring, or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a medical test. ...
s that occur within the body, or within a
corpus, as opposed to extracorporeal procedures (e.g.
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequat ...
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In a medical or surgical context, it may refer to:
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Intracorporeal anastomosis
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Intracorporeal circulation
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Intracorporeal energy harvesting, harvesting energy from the body, and storing it, to sustain a medical device (e.g. a
pacemaker
An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart eith ...
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Intracorporeal injection
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Intracorporeal microrobotics
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Intracorporeal reconstruction
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Intracorporeal suturing
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Intracorporeal urinary diversion
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Lithotripsy:
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Intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripsy
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Intracorporeal laser lithotripsy
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Intracorporeal pneumatic lithotripsy
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Intracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
See also
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Human body
The human body is the structure of a Human, human being. It is composed of many different types of Cell (biology), cells that together create Tissue (biology), tissues and subsequently organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the life, viabi ...
(''corpus humanum'')
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In vivo
Studies that are ''in vivo'' (Latin for "within the living"; often not italicized in English) are those in which the effects of various biological entities are tested on whole, living organisms or cells, usually animals, including humans, and ...
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