Intramural vs. Extramural

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Difference Between Intramural and Extramural
Intramuraladjective
Existing or carried on within the bounds of an institution, especially a school
intramural athletics.Extramuraladjective
Occurring or situated outside of the walls or boundaries, as of a community
the university's extramural courses.Intramuraladjective
(Anatomy) Occurring or situated within the wall of a cavity or organ.
Extramuraladjective
Taking place outside the walls of an institution, especially a school or university.
Intramuraladjective
Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
Intramural sports involve teams that are all within the same school.Extramuraladjective
Describing teaching of students who are not resident at such an institution.
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Intramuraladjective
Within the substance of the walls of an organ.
intramural pregnancyExtramuraladjective
carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community;
extramural sportsIntramuralnoun
A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.
Intramuraladjective
carried on within the bounds of an institution or community;
most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program