epaxial

[ ep-ak-see-uh l ]
/ ɛpˈæk si əl /

adjective Anatomy.

above or posterior to an axis.

Origin of epaxial

First recorded in 1870–75; ep- + axial

OTHER WORDS FROM epaxial

ep·ax·i·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby epaxial

eparch, eparchy, epaulet, epaulette, epaulette tree, epaxial, epazote, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon

Medical definitions for epaxial

epaxial
[ ĕp-ăk′sē-əl ]

adj.

Located above or behind an axis, such as the spinal axis or the axis of a limb.