ventral

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Recent Examples of ventral There are two types of ventral hernias: umbilical and incisional. Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024 The biceps brachii, commonly known as the bicep, is a muscle located in the ventral (front) part of the upper arm. Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024 Curiosity activates brain regions, such as the ventral tegmental area, that are associated with reward and enhance learning. Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 The dorsal section plays a role in distinguishing self from other and appears to be task-related, whereas the ventral section, the vmPFC, contributes more to emotional processing. Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021 See all Example Sentences for ventral 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventral
Adjective
  • Receiver Brandon Aiyuk also has been on IR since Week 8 after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Canter suffered multiple injuries, including fractures to her left orbital bone, optic nerve canal and anterior skull base as well as multiple sinus fractures, severe bruising and internal bleeding.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • In a few days, a non-tropical area of low pressure could form along a residual frontal boundary a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coastline.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Sep. 2024
  • That may be followed by more widespread storms Thursday, which is Halloween, and into Friday morning as the frontal boundary stirs up the atmosphere over Houston.
    Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The walks got them out their front doors, but the community kept them coming back.
    Juana Summers, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The front section alone that day had two dozen full-page ads for then-mighty brands that would all be gone in little more than a decade: Robinsons-May, Circuit City, the Good Guys, Pontiac.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Finally, through years of swimming at an awkward 45-degree angle, the turtle mostly used its fore flippers, which led to atrophy of the hind limbs.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Chinese are also in fore front of creating EV infrastructure and companies like Nio and CATL also offer battery swapping.
    Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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