ventralize

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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.

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