axial /ax·i·al/ (ak´se-al) of or pertaining to the axis of a structure or part.
Axial
axial (A)
ax·i·al ( k s - l)adj. 1. Relating to or characterized by an axis; axile. 2. Relating to or situated in the head and trunk region of the body. 3. Relating to or parallel with the long axis of a tooth. |
Axial
A straight line passing through a spherical body between its two poles and about which the body may revolve.
Mentioned in: Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia
axial (A)
[ak′sē·əl]
Etymology: Gk, axon, axle
1 pertaining to or situated on the axis of a body structure or part.
2 (in dentistry) relating to the long axis of a tooth.
axial
1. pertaining to or deriving from an axis.
2. pertaining to or deriving from the axis bone of the vertebral column. See also axis.
axial rotation
in chiropractic terms, the rotation of the vertebral column around the horizontal axis (Z-axis).
axial skeleton
the skeleton of the head and trunk.
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