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dorsoventral

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dorsoventral /dor·so·ven·tral/ (-ven´tral)
1. pertaining to the back and belly surfaces of a body.
2. passing from the back to the belly surface.
dorsoventral
[dôr′sōven′trəl]
Etymology: L, dorsum, back, venter, belly
pertaining to the axis that passes through the back of the body and the abdomen.
dorsoventral [dor″so-ven´tral]
1. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral surfaces of a body.
2. directed from the back to the front; posteroanterior.
dorsoventral
1. pertaining to the back and belly surfaces of a body.
2. passing from the back to the belly surface.
dorsoventral view
in radiology, passage of the x-ray beam from the dorsum of the animal to the ventral side of the body.
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