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epaxial

[ ep-ak-see-uhl ]
/ ɛpˈæk si əl /
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adjective Anatomy.
above or posterior to an axis.
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Origin of epaxial

First recorded in 1870–75; ep- + axial

OTHER WORDS FROM epaxial

ep·ax·i·al·ly, adverb
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