postero-ventral
|pos-te-ro-ven-tral|
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/ˌpɑstəroʊˈvɛntrəl/
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/ˌpɒstərəʊˈvɛntrəl/
back-and-belly direction
Etymology
'postero-ventral' originates from Neo-Latin, combining the Latin prefix 'post-' / adjective 'posterus' meaning 'after' or 'behind' and 'ventral' from Latin 'venter' meaning 'belly'.
'postero-ventral' developed from Medieval/Neo-Latin anatomical compounds such as 'posteroventralis' and entered modern English anatomical usage as 'posteroventral' before appearing in hyphenated form as 'postero-ventral'.
Initially it meant 'located toward the back and belly' and this specific anatomical directional meaning has been retained in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
anatomical: situated toward or relating to both the posterior (rear) and the ventral (belly) side; located on the back-and-belly side of a structure.
The lesion was located in the postero-ventral region of the spinal cord.
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