Preaxial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preaxial \Pre*ax"i*al\, a. (Anat.)
     Situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an
     animal; anterior; cephalic; esp., in front, or on the
     anterior, or cephalic (that is, radial or tibial) side of the
     axis of a limb.
     [1913 Webster]