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euthyneury

euthyneury noun: a plesiomorphic condition present in some gastropods, involving torsion of the internal organs from left to right in order to accommodate the relocation of the mantle cavity close to the head, leading to streptoneury, followed by the reversal of this process, straightening out the internal organs and uncrossing the commissures in the process.

Noun

euthyneury (uncountable)

  1. A plesiomorphic condition present in some gastropods, involving torsion of the internal organs from left to right in order to accommodate the relocation of the mantle cavity close to the head, leading to streptoneury, followed by the reversal of this process, straightening out the internal organs and uncrossing the commissures in the process.
    • The Opisthobranchia are one of the more prominent gastropod lineages that have undergone euthyneury.

Questions about euthyneury

What does euthyneury mean?
Euthyneury means a plesiomorphic condition present in some gastropods, involving torsion of the internal organs from left to right in order to accommodate the relocation of the mantle cavity close to the head, leading to streptoneury, followed by the reversal of this process, straightening out the internal organs and uncrossing the commissures in the process.
What part of speech is euthyneury?
Euthyneury is a noun.

Words near euthyneury in the dictionary

  1. euthymia
  2. euthymic
  3. euthyneuran
  4. euthyneurans
  5. euthyneurous
  6. euthyneury
  7. euthynteria
  8. euthynteriae
  9. Euthyphro
  10. Euthyphro dilemma
  11. Euthyphro dilemmas

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