WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•ax•i•al
(pōst ak′sē əl),USA pronunciation adj. [Anat., Zool.]
post•ax′i•al•ly, adv.
- Anatomypertaining to or situated behind the axis of the body, esp. the posterior side of the axis of a limb.
- post- + axial 1870–75