PARAXIAL

Etymology

Adjective

paraxial (not comparable)

(embryology) Lateral to the neural tube.

(physics) Near an optical axis.

(mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.

Source: Wiktionary


Par*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.)

Definition: On either side of the axis of the skeleton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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