obliquolateral

English

Etymology

obliquo- +‎ lateral

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

obliquolateral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) oblique and lateral
   • 2015 December 10, “Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) and Observations on the Vertebral Columns of Non-Volant, Semi-Volant and Semi-Aquatic Birds”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Posterior to every neural spine is a deep and narrow excavation that is directed anteriorly within the spine, forming a triangular 3D shape with obliquolateral sides (the sides are directed medially).