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epaxial, a. Anat.|ɛˈpæksɪəl| [f. ep- + L. axi-s + -al1.] Situated on or above the axis (of the body): said of muscles, cartilages, etc. that lie upon or above the vertebral column looked at in a horizontal position.
1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 219 Such arches, as they extend above the axis, have been called epaxial arches. Hence eˈpaxially adv., in an epaxial position or direction. |