1 asterospondylic | Definition of asterospondylic

asterospondylic

adjective
as·​tero·​spon·​dyl·​ic
variants: or asterospondylous \ -​¦spändÉ™lÉ™s \

Definition of asterospondylic

1 : having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord — compare cyclospondylic
2 [ New Latin Asterospondyli + English -ic or -ous ] : of or relating to the Asterospondyli

History and Etymology for asterospondylic

aster- + spondylic, spondylous

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