hypochordal en · ADJ
Etymology
From hypo- + chordal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) ventral to the spinal cord
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).
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:
- (not-comparable) Relating to the hypochord