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hypopericyst

hypopericyst noun: the part of the pericyst that lies posterior to the paracingulum.

Noun

hypopericyst (plural hypopericysts)

  1. The part of the pericyst that lies posterior to the paracingulum.
    • Epipericyst and hypopericyst of more or less equal size or epipericyst somewhat larger. Ambital outline widest in pericingular region. Compression dorso-ventral, moderate to extreme.1978, Stanford University Publications: Geological sciences

Forms of hypopericyst

pluralhypopericysts

Questions about hypopericyst

What does hypopericyst mean?
Hypopericyst means the part of the pericyst that lies posterior to the paracingulum.
What part of speech is hypopericyst?
Hypopericyst is a noun.
What is the plural of hypopericyst?
The plural of hypopericyst is hypopericysts.

Words near hypopericyst in the dictionary

  1. hypoperfused
  2. hypoperfusion
  3. hypoperfusional
  4. hypoperfusions
  5. hypoperfusive
  6. hypopericyst
  7. hypopericysts
  8. hypoperistalsis
  9. hypoperistaltic
  10. hypopermeability
  11. hypophagia

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