postcranial

[pohst-krey-nee-uhl]

post·cra·ni·al

[pohst-krey-nee-uhl]
adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
1.
located posterior to the head.
2.
pertaining to or involving parts of the body that lie posterior to the head.

Origin:
1910–15; post- + cranial
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Postcranial is always a great word to know.
So is patella. Does it mean:
one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; the kneecap
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Medical Dictionary

postcranial post·cra·ni·al (pōst-krā'nē-əl)
adj.

  1. Situated behind the cranium.

  2. Consisting of the parts or structures behind the cranium.

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