— dorsoventrality , n. — dorsoventrally , adv.
/dawr'soh ven"treuhl/ , adj.
1. Zool. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
2. Bot. dorsiventral.
[ 1865-70; DORSO- + VENTRAL ]