postmedian

adjective

post·​median

variants or less commonly postmedial

"+

1

: located behind the middle (as of the body)

2

: of or relating to a vein of the wing of an insect that is now regarded as a branch of the cubitus

Word History

Etymology

post- + median or medial

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