postcranial

[ pohst-krey-nee-uhl ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. located posterior to the head.
2. pertaining to or involving parts of the body that lie posterior to the head.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postcranial¹

First recorded in 1910–15; post- + cranial

Example Sentences

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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