precoronal

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ coronal

Adjective

precoronal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) In the front of the coronal plane
   • 2015 November 11, “From the Skin to the Brain: Pathophysiology of Colonization and Infection of External Ventricular Drain, a Prospective Observational Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     For EVD placement in surgical environment, the catheter is introduced through a precoronal burr hole into the ventricle.