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dorsoventral adjective uk /ˌdɔː.səˈven.trəl/ us /ˌdɔːr.səˈven.trəl/ anatomy specialized(alsodorsiventral) relating to or positioned along a line from the dorsal(= back) to the ventral(= front or under) side of the body of a person or animal: dorsoventral axisThe retinal laminae are uniform along the dorsoventral axis. As the shells have undergone a dorsoventral crushing, the original height of the carapace cannot be determined. The cells are slightly too strongly compressed in the dorsiventral plane. The factors determining the position of the dorsoventral axis are still unknown. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The body -bodied anatomy animal axial biodynamics biomechanics corporeal corporeality endomorph endomorphic figure frame hyperphysical internally mesomorph physical somatotype somite venter ventrally |