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post-axial, a. Anat.|pəʊstˈæksɪəl|
[f. L. post after + axis, axial.]
Of, pertaining to, or situated on that side of a limb (in vertebrates) which is posterior to a line drawn at right angles to the body axis through the axis of the limb.
1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 37 And in beasts posterior, can be spoken of as post-axial. 1875Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 819/2 Quite recently the term præ-axial has been introduced as equivalent to atlantal, and post-axial to sacral. 1881Mivart Cat 95 The Ulna, or post-axial bone of the forearm, is longer than the humerus.
Hence post-ˈaxially adv., in a post-axial position or direction; also as prep. (cf. post-axiad).
1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 39 Distinct vertebræ are developed both pre-axially and post-axially to this strip. 1895Proc. Zool. Soc. 331 These vertebræ..continue on postaxially the sacral mass, narrowing as they proceed. |