*ordal*

n. Same as Cordelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + chordal. ] (Anat.) Upon or above the notochord; -- applied esp. to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., /mhw>, a. (Zool.) See Neurocord. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ordeal. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. ordalium. ] Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. para- + chordal. ] (Anat.) Situated on either side of the notochord; -- applied especially to the cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on each side of the anterior part of the notochord. -- n. A parachordal cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See Epichordal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. pro + chordal. ] (Anat.) Situated in front of the notochord; -- applied especially to parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the skull. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the subnotochordal rod. [ 1913 Webster ]