epaxial

[ ep-ak-see-uh l ]

/ ɛpˈæk si əl /

adjective Anatomy.

above or posterior to an axis.

Nearby words

eparch, eparchy, epaulet, epaulette, epaulette tree, epaxial, epazote, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon

Origin of epaxial

First recorded in 1870–75; ep- + axial

Related forms

ep·ax·i·al·ly, adverb

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Medicine definitions for epaxial

epaxial

[ ĕp-ăk′sē-əl ]

adj.

Located above or behind an axis, such as the spinal axis or the axis of a limb.

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