ventrad

[ ven-trad ]

adverb

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. toward the ventral side; ventrally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventrad¹

First recorded in 1840–50; ventr- + -ad ³

Example Sentences

Winter pelage comes in first on the rump and spreads caudad and ventrad.

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A moderately heavy dermal fold from posterior corner of eye above tympanum and curving ventrad to anterior edge of insertion of forelimb, covering upper edge of tympanum; tympanum round, its diameter equal to its distance from eye.

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Hypognathous: having the mouth parts directed more or less vertically ventrad.

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Ventrad: extending or directed toward the under side.

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Lying at a considerable distance ventrad to the main body of the section, are seen the two sections of the small intestine, i, surrounded by irregular strands of tissue from the umbilicus.

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