dorsoventral
[dawr-soh-ven-truh l]
- Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- Botany. dorsiventral.
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The ischium in Pedioecetes is wider (in dorsoventral extent), especially posteriorly, than in Tympanuchus.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
Cylindrical form distorted by slight tapering and dorsoventral flattening.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948A. E. Treganza
Posteriorly, the flange attains a dorsoventral width of 2.0 mm.
A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of KansasTheodore H. Eaton
The maxillary part of the zygoma varies from broad to slender in dorsoventral width in both species.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus BaiomysRobert L. Packard
These tail movements are in a dorsoventral plane, and there is no perceptible movement of the body.
dorsoventral
- 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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