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retroequatorial

retroequatorial adjective: behind the midline of an orb.

Adjective

retroequatorial (not comparable)

  1. Behind the midline of an orb
    • By teasing with a fine needle the surfaces of the ciliary valleys, the lateral borders of the ciliary processes, the anterior portion of the orbiculus ciliaris and the preequatorial and retroequatorial regions of the lens, one could pick up the severed zonular bundles and remnants […]1942, American Medical Association. Section on Ophthalmology, Transactions, volume 93, page 248
    • In order to achieve these goals, muscle recessions followed by retroequatorial myopexias are usually used.2011, George L. Spaeth, Helen Danesh-Meyer, Ivan Goldberg, Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Practice E-Book, page 438

Origin of retroequatorial

From retro- + equatorial.

Questions about retroequatorial

What does retroequatorial mean?
Retroequatorial means behind the midline of an orb.
What part of speech is retroequatorial?
Retroequatorial is an adjective.

Words near retroequatorial in the dictionary

  1. retroelements
  2. retroendocytosis
  3. retroengine
  4. retroengines
  5. retroepicondylar
  6. retroequatorial
  7. retroes
  8. retroesophageal
  9. retrofacial
  10. retrofamilies
  11. retrofamily

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