ven·tro·lat·er·al

[ven-troh-lat-er-uhl]
adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the front and side.

Origin:
1825–35; ventro- + lateral

ven·tro·lat·er·al·ly, adverb
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