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ventroposterior

ventroposterior adjective: ventral and posterior.

Adjective

ventroposterior (not comparable)

  1. ventral and posterior
    • The expression of Sema3A in the posterior and ventroposterior regions of the tectum has been postulated to channel RGC axons into the tectum [40 ], and ectopic application of FGF2 or heparin sulfates culminates in mistargeting of RGC axons [41 ,42 ].2015 October 22, “NF-Protocadherin Regulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Behaviour in the Developing Visual System”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ventroposterior

From ventro- + posterior.

Words formed from ventroposterior

Words that rhyme with ventroposterior

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Questions about ventroposterior

What does ventroposterior mean?
Ventroposterior means ventral and posterior.
What part of speech is ventroposterior?
Ventroposterior is an adjective.

Words near ventroposterior in the dictionary

  1. ventronasal
  2. ventroparietal
  3. ventropostaxial
  4. ventropostaxially
  5. ventroposteriomedial
  6. ventroposterior
  7. ventroposteriorized
  8. ventroposteriorly
  9. ventroposterolateral
  10. ventroposteromedial
  11. ventroprolateral

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