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rostroventrolateral

rostroventrolateral adjective: both rostral and ventrolateral.

Adjective

rostroventrolateral (not comparable)

  1. Both rostral and ventrolateral
    • Of them the nucleus paragigantocellularis (PGi) (located in the rostroventrolateral medulla, RVLM) has been suggested as one of the major brain nuclei sending excitatory (glutamatergic) afferents to LC region [20 ].2015 August 1, “Direct Facilitatory Role of Paragigantocellularis Neurons in Opiate Withdrawal-Induced Hyperactivity of Rat Locus Coeruleus Neurons: An In Vitro Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of rostroventrolateral

From rostro- + ventrolateral.

Words formed from rostroventrolateral

Questions about rostroventrolateral

What does rostroventrolateral mean?
Rostroventrolateral means both rostral and ventrolateral.
What part of speech is rostroventrolateral?
Rostroventrolateral is an adjective.

Words near rostroventrolateral in the dictionary

  1. Rostros
  2. rostrotemporal
  3. rostrotentorial
  4. rostroventral
  5. rostroventrally
  6. rostroventrolateral
  7. rostroventrolaterally
  8. rostroventromedial
  9. rostrula
  10. rostrular
  11. rostrulum

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