Ventriduct
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
"To obtain the white blood-corpuscles, pith a Necturus. To do this […] ventriduct the head, and press the thumb nail quite firmly against the dorsal side nearly opposite"
Example
More examples"To obtain the white blood-corpuscles, pith a Necturus. To do this […] ventriduct the head, and press the thumb nail quite firmly against the dorsal side nearly opposite"
Etymology
From ventri- (relating to the belly/ventral) and -duct (from the Latin ducere, meaning to "lead" or "draw").
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