anticliny

English

Noun

anticliny (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) The condition of an anticlinal vertebra.
   • 1997, University of Michigan. Museum of Paleontology, Contributions, volume 30, page 67:

     It rises at a forward angle of about 10°, suggesting anticliny. The neural spine is about 120 mm long anteroposteriorly at the base, while it is only about 13 mm thick.

   • 2007, Aaron G. Filler, Axial Character Seriation in Mammals, page 215:

     In hominoids, there is usually no anticliny, the diarthral rib articulation is maintained throughout the thoracic series, styloid processes are reduced, and the diaphragmatic vertebra is displaced posteriorly […]

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