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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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Etymology

Origin of ventrolateral

First recorded in 1825–35; ventro- + lateral


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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

In two specimens the ventrolateral glands are weakly developed; in the others the glands are well developed and orange-tan.

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

A small nasal process also extends anteriorly from the ventrolateral surface of the prefrontal.

From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman

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 William E. Duellman

In breeding males having well-developed ventrolateral glands the lateral white stripe often is obliterated.

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

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