adaxial

adjective

  1. 1

    On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.

  2. 2

    (developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.

    In zebrafish, the adaxial cells are precursors to the embryonic slow muscle fibers.

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