ventrolateral

American  

[ven-troh-lat-er-uhl] / ˌvɛn troʊˈlæt ər əl /

adjective

Anatomy, Zoology.

1. of, relating to, or affecting the front and side.

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Other Word Forms

• ventrolaterally adverb

Etymology

Origin of ventrolateral

First recorded in 1825–35; ventro- + lateral

Example Sentences

Scientists now have concrete evidence that two groups of cells—the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus and the parafacial zone in the brain stem—are involved in prompting SWS.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2015

Diagnosis.—Small hylids having stream-adapted tadpoles and differing from other hylid genera in having large ventrolateral glands in breeding males.

From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.

The ventrolateral glands in schmidtorum more closely approximate one another midventrally than in chamulae.

From Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla Studies of American Hylid Frogs, V by Duellman, William E.

It outlines almost entirely the posterior border of the orbit, the ventrolateral portion of the cheek region, and the lateral border of the top of the skull behind the orbit.

From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)

White stripes on edge of upper lip, ventrolateral edge of forearm, outer edge of tarsus, and above anus.

From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.