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postaxial

adj
/pəʊstˈæksɪəl/UK/poʊstˈæksiəl/US

Etymology

From post- + axial.

  1. derived from *h₂eḱs-✻
  2. borrowed from axis — “axle, axis”
  3. formed as axial — “axis + -al”
  4. prefixed as postaxial — “post + axial”

Definitions

  1. Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal

    Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal; hind; posterior.

    • postaxial border
    • postaxial cartilage
    • postaxial limb

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