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subaxial

subaxial adjective: below an axis.

Adjective

subaxial (not comparable)

  1. Below an axis
    • High subaxial cervical spondylosis needs special focus on the atlantoaxial instability in general and facetal mal-alignment in particular.2015 July 28, Atul Goel, “Craniovertebral Junction Instability: A Review of Facts about Facets”, in Asian Spine Journal, volume 9, →DOI

Origin of subaxial

From sub- + axial.

Questions about subaxial

What does subaxial mean?
Subaxial means below an axis.
What part of speech is subaxial?
Subaxial is an adjective.

Words near subaxial in the dictionary

  1. subaveraging
  2. subaward
  3. subawarded
  4. subawarding
  5. subawards
  6. subaxial
  7. subaxially
  8. subaxile
  9. subaxillary
  10. subaxolemmal
  11. Subayon

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