galeal

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galeal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a galea.
    • 1984, Quentin Wheeler, Meredith Blackwell, editors, Fungus-Insect Relationships: Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution:
      Setae on the apex of the galea are in four well-separated rows. In addition, the galeal setae are modified to subspatulate or platelike structures.
  2. (anatomy) Relating to the galea aponeurosis.
    • 1999, Robert F Keating, An Atlas of Orbitocranial Surgery, page 40:
      Resection of the frontalis muscle can result in a contour defect and should be avoided when harvesting a galeal flap.

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