Cranioventral
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to the front of the cranium (or head) not-comparable
"The skin incision is made in a caudodorsal to cranioventral direction starting about 5 cm ventral to the transverse process of the 5th lumbar vertebra and extending to a point about 5 cm caudal to the costal arch at the level of the transition of the last rib to its costal cartilage (Fig. 5 )."
Example
More examples"The skin incision is made in a caudodorsal to cranioventral direction starting about 5 cm ventral to the transverse process of the 5th lumbar vertebra and extending to a point about 5 cm caudal to the costal arch at the level of the transition of the last rib to its costal cartilage (Fig. 5 )."
Etymology
From cranio- + ventral.
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