EXTRAMURAL


Meaning of EXTRAMURAL in English

/ ˌekstrəˈmjʊərəl; NAmE -ˈmjʊrəl/ adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

( BrE ) arranged by a university, college, etc. for people who only study part-time :

extramural education / studies / departments

—see also extension (7)

2.

( formal ) happening or existing outside or separate from a place, an organization, etc. :

The hospital provides extramural care to patients who do not need to be admitted.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin extra muros outside the walls + -al .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.