interhæmal, a. (n.) Anat.
(-ˈhiːməl)
[inter- 4 a.]
Situated between hæmal spines.
| 1846 Owen Comp. Anat. Vetebr. i. Fishes iii. 67 Both interneural and interhæmal spines are, in the osseous fishes, commonly shaped like little daggers, plunged in the flesh up to the hilt. 1880 Günther Fishes 351 A dorsal and anal fin supported by interneural and interhæmal spines. |
b. as n. An interhæmal bone or spine.
| 1880 Günther Fishes 53 The anterior being..destined to support a series of interhæmals. |