posttemporal
English
Alternative forms
- postemporal
Etymology
post- + temporal
Adjective
posttemporal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.
Noun
posttemporal (plural posttemporals)
- A posttemporal bone.