ventralize

English

Alternative forms

• ventralise

Etymology

From ventral +‎ -ize.

Verb

ventralize (third-person singular simple present ventralizes, present participle ventralizing, simple past and past participle ventralized)

1. (anatomy, embryology) To concentrate in the ventral area
   • 2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology‎^[1], 7th edition, →ISBN, page 307:

     Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.

Coordinate terms

• dorsalize
• medialize
• lateralize

Derived terms

• ventralization