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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ventralize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English ventral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ventralize From ventral + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To concentrate in the ventral area
    • Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent. 2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology, 7th edition, →ISBN, page 307:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ventralizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ventralized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ventralized Tense=Past lexicographic
ventralizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ventralise alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

medialize · lateralize · dorsalize

Deriveds

ventralization