1. located on or relating to the front or anterior side of the axis of a limb or body part
Usage: anatomy; medical

Examples

• The preaxial border of the forearm includes the radius bone.
• Preaxial polydactyly affects the thumb side of the hand.
• The surgeon examined the preaxial aspect of the patient’s limb.
• Preaxial defects can occur during embryonic development.
• The preaxial muscles control movement on the front side of the limb.
• Radiologists look for preaxial abnormalities in limb imaging.