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postcranial
[ pohst-krey-nee-uhl ]
adjective
, Anatomy, Zoology.
- located posterior to the head.
- pertaining to or involving parts of the body that lie posterior to the head.
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Origin of postcranial1
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For example, we were required to prioritize field research of other postcranial remains, while we struggled to analyze fragmentary material.
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The principal structural characters effected were in the postcranial anatomy, especially in the skeletal and muscular systems.
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