posteroventral
|pos-te-ro-ven-tral|
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/ˌpɑstəroʊˈvɛntrəl/
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/ˌpɒstəroʊˈvɛntrəl/
toward the back and belly
Etymology
'posteroventral' originates from Neo-Latin/Modern scientific formation, combining the prefix 'postero-' from Latin 'posterus' (meaning 'coming after' or 'behind') and 'ventral' from Latin 'venter' (meaning 'belly').
'posteroventral' was formed in modern anatomical/biological usage by joining the existing adjectives 'posterior' (from Latin 'posterus') and 'ventral' (from Latin 'venter'), producing the compound used in 19th–20th century anatomical descriptions and continuing in current scientific terminology.
The elements originally meant 'rear' (posterus) and 'belly' (venter); combined, they came to denote a specific anatomical orientation: 'toward the back and the belly side,' a descriptive spatial term used in anatomy and zoology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
situated toward or relating to the posterior (rear) and ventral (belly) side; located at the back and toward the belly surface in anatomical orientation.
The lesion was located in the posteroventral region of the thalamus.
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