postaxial

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

post=ax=i=al

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

postaxial, a. [Pref. post- + axial.].

Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal; caudal; posterior; especially, behind, or on the caudal or posterior (that is, ulnar or fibular) side of, the axis of a vertebrate limb. [1913 Webster]

For further exploring for "postaxial" in Webster Dictionary Online