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homaxial

adjective
hom·​axial | \(ˈ)hōm, (ˈ)häm+\
variants: or homaxonial \ ¦⸗ˌak¦sōnēəl \ or less commonly homaxonic \ -​¦sänik \

Definition of homaxial 

biology

: having all the axes equal

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History and Etymology for homaxial

hom- + axial or -axonial, axonic (from Greek axon-, axōn axle, axis + English -ial or -ic)

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