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ventralward — ventral·ward … English syllables
ventralward — … Useful english dictionary
Septum — A word borrowed from the Latin "saeptum" meaning a "dividing wall or enclosure." * * * 1. [TA] A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue. See septal area, transparent s.. 2. In fungi, a wall; usually a cross … Medical dictionary
fasciculus — 1. SYN: fascicle. 2. SYN: cord. 3. SYN: bundle. [L. dim. of fascis, bundle] f. anterior musculi palatopharyngei [TA] SYN: anterior fascicle of palatopharyngeus (muscle). anterior f. proprius [TA] SYN: fasciculi proprii … Medical dictionary
indusium — 1. A membranous layer or covering. 2. The amnion. [L. a woman s undergarment, fr. induo, to put on] i. griseum [TA] a thin layer of gray matter on the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum in which the medial and … Medical dictionary
thalamus — The large, ovoid mass of gray matter that forms the larger dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon; it is placed medial to the internal capsule and the body and tail of the caudate … Medical dictionary
tract — An elongated area, e.g., path, track, way. SEE ALSO: fascicle. SYN: tractus. [L. tractus, a drawing out] alimentary t. SYN: digestive t.. anterior corticospinal t. uncrossed fibers forming a small bundle in the anterior funiculus of the … Medical dictionary
emprosthotonos — ˌemˌpräsˈthätənəs noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek drawn forward and stiffened, from emprostho (from emprosthen before, in front) + tonos (from tenein to stretch) : a tetanic spasm which bends the body ventralward … Useful english dictionary
ventralwards — adverb see ventralward … Useful english dictionary
