postaxial

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Etymology

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From post- +‎ axial.

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Adjective

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postaxial (comparative more postaxial, superlative most postaxial)

  1. (anatomy) Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal; hind; posterior.
    postaxial border
    postaxial cartilage
    postaxial limb

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