ventralize
English
Alternative forms
- ventralise
Etymology
ventral + -ize
Verb
ventralize (third-person singular simple present ventralizes, present participle ventralizing, simple past and past participle ventralized)
- (anatomy, embryology) To concentrate in the ventral area
- 2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology, 7th ed. edition, →ISBN, page 307:
- Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.
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Coordinate terms
- dorsalize
- medialize
- lateralize
Derived terms
- ventralization