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Paraxial

Par-ax′i-al

,
Adj.
[Pref.
para-
+
axial
.]
(Anat.)
On either side of the axis of the skeleton.

Definition 2024


paraxial

paraxial

English

Adjective

paraxial (not comparable)

  1. (embryology) Lateral to the neural tube
    paraxial mesoderm
  2. (physics) Near an optical axis
    paraxial radiation
  3. (mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system
    paraxial rectangle

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