I need a word for "located outside of the body." For instance, blood found outside of the body can be described using this word.
Thank you.
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1Extracorporeal, perhaps?– Hot LicksSep 14, 2017 at 12:14
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@Hot Licks: are you guessing or uncertain of what extracorporeal means?– ealySep 14, 2017 at 12:20
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@ealy - Have you looked it up?– Hot LicksSep 14, 2017 at 12:25
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1@ealy - I don't do answers -- too much work!– Hot LicksSep 14, 2017 at 12:28
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1@Hot Licks: are you sure that using comments instead of answers is consistent with the rules of ESE?– ealySep 14, 2017 at 12:31
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I think that what you are looking at is extracorporeal, as suggested by Hot Licks
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/extracorporeal
Something that is outside the body, such as extracorporeal circulation in which venous blood is diverted outside the body to a heart-lung machine and returned to the body through a femoral or other artery.
If "extracorporeal" (as suggested by @Hot Licks and @ealy) is not what you are looking for, you might like "extrasomatic," which is what came to my mind.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/extrasomatic
of, relating to, or being something that exists external to and distinct from the individual human being or the human body
