- prechordal
- SYN: prochordal.
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pre·chord·al .prē-'kȯrd-əl adj situated anterior to the notochord* * *
pre·chor·dal (pre-korґdəl) situated cranial to the notochord; called also prochordal.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
prechordal
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