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Ventralization vs Ventralize - What's the difference?

ventralization | ventralize | Derived terms |

Ventralize is a derived term of ventralization.



As a noun ventralization

is the concentration of a feature in the ventral region.

As a verb ventralize is

to concentrate in the ventral area.

ventralization

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The concentration of a feature in the ventral region

    • ventralize

    English

    Alternative forms

    *ventralise

    Verb

    (ventraliz)
  • (anatomy, embryology) To concentrate in the ventral area
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    • , passage=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