streptostyly
Meanings
noun
- The fore-aft movement of the quadrate about the otic joint (quadratosquamosal joint).
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Etymology
From strepto- + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -y. By surface analysis, strepto- + -styly.
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