ventrad

[ ven-trad ]

adverb

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. toward the ventral side; ventrally.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventrad¹

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

Example Sentences

Ventrad to the stomach the intestine, i, is cut in three places, of which the most dorsal section is the largest.

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Instead of lying almost entirely ventrad to the lungs, as in the preceding figure, the oesophagus here lies directly between them.

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The alkaline secreting gland empties into the bulb ventrad of the narrow neck of the reservoir.

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The collar with a dark area ventrad and also dorsad of the fascicle.

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Hypognathous: having the mouth parts directed more or less vertically ventrad.

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