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dorsoventral

American

[dawr-soh-ven-truhl] / ˌdɔr soʊˈvɛn trəl /

adjective

Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side.

the dorsoventral axis.
Botany. dorsiventral.

dorsoventral British

/ ˌdɔːsəʊˈvɛntrəl /

adjective

relating to both the dorsal and ventral sides; extending from the back to the belly
botany a variant spelling of dorsiventral

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Other Word Forms

dorsoventrality noun
dorsoventrally adverb

Etymology

Origin of dorsoventral

First recorded in 1865–70; dorso- + ventral

Example Sentences

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Posteriorly, the flange attains a dorsoventral width of 2.0 mm. at the edge of the notch.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

The maxillary part of the zygoma varies from broad to slender in dorsoventral width in both species.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

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