ventrad

American  

[ven-trad] / ˈvɛn træd /

adverb

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. toward the ventral side; ventrally.

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Etymology

Origin of ventrad

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

Example Sentences

It extends caudad and dorsal about the same distance as the latter organ, but it extends ventrad and cephalad far beyond the boundaries of the stomach.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

At some distance ventrad to the structures just described the intestine is cut, by the plane of the section, in two places, i.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

While the trachea and bronchi lie ventrad to the oesophagus, the lungs lie laterad and even dorsad to the oesophagus and cardiac end of the stomach.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

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.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

The mesoderm that extends ventrad from the mesentery, on each side of the entoderm just described, consists of a thick layer of compactly arranged cells.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.