hypochordal

hypochordal
On the ventral side of the spinal cord. [hypo- + G. chorde, cord]

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hy·po·chord·al -'kȯrd-əl adj ventral to the spinal cord

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hy·po·chor·dal (hi″po-korґdəl) beneath the notochord; called also subchordal and subnotochordal.

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