galeal

English

Adjective

galeal (not comparable)

1. Relating to a galea.
   • 1984, Quentin Wheeler, Meredith Blackwell, editors, Fungus-Insect Relationships: Perspectives in Ecology and Evolution:

     Setae on the apex of the galea are in four well-separated rows. In addition, the galeal setae are modified to subspatulate or platelike structures.

2. (anatomy) Relating to the galea aponeurosis.
   • 1999, Robert F Keating, An Atlas of Orbitocranial Surgery, page 40:

     Resection of the frontalis muscle can result in a contour defect and should be avoided when harvesting a galeal flap.

Derived terms

• subgaleal

 

Anagrams

• Lalage, alegal