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prezygodiapophyseal

prezygodiapophyseal adjective: before the joining of the synapophyses.

Adjective

prezygodiapophyseal (not comparable)

  1. Before the joining of the synapophyses
    • For instance, the diapophysis has preference over the prezygapophysis, therefore a lamina connecting the two should be called prezygodiapophyseal lamina [20 ].2016 February 24, “Nomenclature of Vertebral Laminae in Lizards, with Comments on Ontogenetic and Serial Variation in Lacertini (Squamata, Lacertidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prezygodiapophyseal

From pre- + zygosynapophyseal.

Questions about prezygodiapophyseal

What does prezygodiapophyseal mean?
Prezygodiapophyseal means before the joining of the synapophyses.
What part of speech is prezygodiapophyseal?
Prezygodiapophyseal is an adjective.

Words near prezygodiapophyseal in the dictionary

  1. prezoning
  2. prezygapophyseal
  3. prezygapophyses
  4. prezygapophysial
  5. prezygapophysis
  6. prezygodiapophyseal
  7. prezygomatic
  8. prezygote
  9. prezygotes
  10. prezygotic
  11. prezygotically

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