dorsoventral
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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
/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′sō-vĕn′trəl)adj.
Extending along or having to do with the axis that connects the dorsal and ventral sides.
dor′so·ven′tral·ly adv.
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
(of a structure) extending from the DORSAL to the VENTRAL side.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.