Postquadrate
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Behind the quadrate bone not-comparable
"Stapes morphology does not provide evidence to suggest a direct connection between the stapes and a postquadrate tympanic membrane (if present) and the hypothesis of a dorsal process as the site of attachment of a small ligament or the stapedial muscle is supported."
Example
More examples"Stapes morphology does not provide evidence to suggest a direct connection between the stapes and a postquadrate tympanic membrane (if present) and the hypothesis of a dorsal process as the site of attachment of a small ligament or the stapedial muscle is supported."
Etymology
From post- + quadrate.
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