dorsiventral

[ dawr-suh-ven-truhl ]

adjective

1. Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
2. Zoology. dorsoventral.

dorsiventral

/ ˌdɔːsɪˈvɛntrəl; ˌdɔːsɪvɛnˈtrælɪtɪ /

adjective

1. (of leaves and similar flat parts) having distinct upper and lower faces
2. a variant spelling of dorsoventral

Derived Forms

• dorsiventrality, noun
• ˌdorsiˈventrally, adverb

Other Words From

• dorsi·ven·trali·ty noun
• dorsi·ventral·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorsiventral¹

First recorded in 1880–85; dorsi- + ventral

Example Sentences

They act on organs which exhibit all degrees of physiological differentiation, from the radial to the dorsiventral.

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Thick lines represent the more excitable side of an anisotropic or dorsiventral organ.

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We shall presently find that a dorsiventral organ responds to lateral stimulus by torsion.

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A stimulus will be called lateral when it acts on either the right or left flank of a dorsiventral organ.

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Lateral stimulus induces a torsional response in a dorsiventral organ.

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