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 sur ...

. 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 Corpus is Latin for "body". It may refer to: Linguistics * Text corpus, in linguistics, a large and structured set of texts * Speech corpus, in linguistics, a large set of speech audio files * Corpus linguistics, a branch of linguistics Music * ...

, 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 adequ ...

). In a medical or surgical context, it may refer to: *

Intracorporeal anastomosis Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

* Intracorporeal circulation * 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 ei ...

). *

Intracorporeal injection Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal microrobotics Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal reconstruction Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal suturing Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal urinary diversion Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Lithotripsy Lithotripsy is a non-invasive procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars or gallstones. The term is derived from the Greek words meaning "breaking (or pulverizing) stones" ( litho- + τρίψω rip ...

: **

Intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripsy Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal laser lithotripsy Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal pneumatic lithotripsy Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

Intracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Intracorporeal or intracorporal is an adjective that means within ''(intra-)'' the body ''(corpus)''. Its antonym is extracorporeal. It is used frequently in medicine to describe medical procedures that occur within the body, or within a corpus, ...

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