rostroventrolateral

adjective

Both rostral and ventrolateral

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Meanings

adjectiverostroventrolateral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBoth rostral and ventrolateral

    Of them the nucleus paragigantocellularis (PGi) (located in the rostroventrolateral medulla, RVLM) has been suggested as one of the major brain nuclei sending excitatory (glutamatergic) afferents to LC region [20 ].

    2015 August 1, “Direct Facilitatory Role of Paragigantocellularis Neurons in Opiate Withdrawal-Induced Hyperactivity of Rat Locus Coeruleus Neurons: An In Vitro Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From rostro- + ventrolateral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rostrolateroventral
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APA

rostroventrolateral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rostroventrolateral

MLA

“rostroventrolateral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rostroventrolateral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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