hypochordal

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English

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ chordal.

Adjective

hypochordal (not comparable)

  1. ventral to the spinal cord
    • 2015 September 30, “Possible Further Evidence of Low Genetic Diversity in the El Sidrón (Asturias, Spain) Neandertal Group: Congenital Clefts of the Atlas”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      In this regard, a thorough and explanatory embryology-based classification of bony malformations of the craniovertebral junction has been elaborated by Pang and Thompson [87 ], who indicate that malformations of the arch of the atlas emerge from disturbances of the lateral zone of the upper cervical sclerotome (posterior arch) and the hypochordal bow (anterior arch).
  2. Relating to the hypochord