- preaxial
- adjective Date: 1872 situated in front of an axis of the body
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Preaxial — Pre*ax i*al, a. (Anat.) Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the anterior, or cephalic (that is, radial or tibial) side of the axis of a limb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preaxial — [prē ak′sē əl] adj. Anat. situated in front of the axis of the body or a limb; esp., of the radial side of the arm or the tibial side of the leg … English World dictionary
preaxial — 1. Anterior to the axis of the body or a limb, the latter being in the anatomical position. 2. Denoting the portion of a limb bud that lies cranial to the axis of the limb : the radial … Medical dictionary
preaxial — adj. [L. prae, before; axis, axle] On the anterior border or before the axis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
preaxial — preaxially, adv. /pree ak see euhl/, adj. Anat., Zool. situated before the body axis; pertaining to the radial side of the upper limb and the tibial side of the lower limb. [1870 75; PRE + AXIAL] * * * … Universalium
preaxial — adjective Located in front of an axis … Wiktionary
preaxial — adj. before the axis of a body (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
preaxial — pre·axial … English syllables
preaxial — pre•ax•i•al [[t]priˈæk si əl[/t]] adj. anat. zool. situated in front of an axis of the body … From formal English to slang
preaxial — /priˈæksiəl/ (say pree akseeuhl) adjective situated before the body axis; relating to the radial side of the upper limb and the tibial side of the lower limb …
