epichordal
Upon or above the notochordUpon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Upon or above the notochord; applied especially to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
Origin
From epi- + chordal.From epi- + chordal.
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