"postcranial" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: post- + cranial Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|cranial}} post- + cranial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postcranial (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the portion of a vertebrate skeleton located behind and/or beneath the cranium. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: precranial
    Sense id: en-postcranial-en-adj-1SeGcRs1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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