intramural

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɪntrəˈmjʊər(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1situated or done within the walls of a building: both intramural and churchyard graves
  • 2chiefly North American taking place within a single educational institution: recreational intramural games
  • forming part of normal university or college studies.
  • situated or done within a community: an intramural social symbol within the tribe
  • 3 Medicine & Biology situated within the wall of a hollow organ or a cell: an intramural haematoma

Derivatives

intramurally

adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century: from intra- 'within' + Latin murus 'wall' + -al