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epichordal

epichordal adjective: upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.

Adjective

epichordal (not comparable)

  1. Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.

Origin of epichordal

From epi- + chordal.

Questions about epichordal

What does epichordal mean?
Epichordal means upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
What part of speech is epichordal?
Epichordal is an adjective.

Words near epichordal in the dictionary

  1. epichlorohydrin
  2. epichlorohydrine
  3. epichlorohydrines
  4. epichlorohydrins
  5. epicholesterol
  6. epichordal
  7. epichorial
  8. epichoric
  9. epichorion
  10. epichorions
  11. epichromosomal

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