cranioventral

English

Etymology

cranio- +‎ ventral

Adjective

cranioventral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the front of the cranium (or head)
   • 2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica‎^[1], volume 57, →DOI:

     The skin incision is made in a caudodorsal to cranioventral direction starting about 5 cm ventral to the transverse process of the 5th lumbar vertebra and extending to a point about 5 cm caudal to the costal arch at the level of the transition of the last rib to its costal cartilage (Fig. 5 ).

Anagrams

• ventrocranial