aspect

aspect /as·pect/ (as´pekt) that part of a surface facing in any designated direction.

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dorsal aspect  that surface of a body viewed from the back (human anatomy) or from above (veterinary anatomy).

ventral aspect  that surface of a body viewed from the front (human anatomy) or from below (veterinary anatomy).

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as·pect (spkt)

n.

1. An appearance or look.

2. The side of an object that faces in a particular direction.

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aspect

1. that part of a surface viewed from a particular direction.

2. the look or appearance.

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dorsal aspect

a view from the back (bipeds), or from above (quadrupeds).

ventral aspect

a view from the front (bipeds) or from below (quadrupeds).

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ASPECT Cardiology A Dutch clinical trial–Anticoagulation in the Secondary Prevention of Events in Coronary Thrombosis which evaluated the efficacy of an oral anticoagulant-coumadin in preventing recurrent MIs, and determined the dose needed to ↓ risk of reinfarction and hemorrhage in elderly post-MI Pts. See Myocardial infarction, Warfarin.