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ventralise

ventralise is the alternative form of ventralize.

Meaning of ventralize

Verb

ventralize (third-person singular simple present ventralizes, present participle ventralizing, simple past and past participle ventralized)

  1. To concentrate in the ventral area
    • Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology, 7th edition, →ISBN, page 307

Forms of ventralise

third-person singular presentventralises
present participleventralising
past participleventralised
pastventralised

Questions about ventralise

What is ventralise the alternative form of?
Ventralise is the alternative form of ventralize.

Words near ventralise in the dictionary

  1. ventral tegmental area
  2. ventral tegmental areas
  3. ventral tegmentum
  4. ventralisation
  5. ventralisations
  6. ventralise
  7. ventralised
  8. ventralising
  9. ventralization
  10. ventralize
  11. ventralized

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