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epaxial

American

[ep-ak-see-uhl] / ɛpˈæk si əl /

adjective

Anatomy.

above or posterior to an axis.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

epaxially

adverb

Etymology

Origin of epaxial

First recorded in 1870–75; ep- + axial

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