dorsoventral
adjective
dor·so·ven·tral
ˌdȯr-sō-ˈven-trəl 
1
: relating to, involving, or extending along the axis joining the dorsal and ventral sides
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For the first time in lizards’ existence, a tail was regenerated with its original dorsoventral patterning on the skeleton.
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
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dorsoventral
adjective
dor·so·ven·tral
-ˈven-trəl
: relating to, involving, or extending along the axis joining the dorsal and ventral sides
dorsoventral compression
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