Moving or directed from the back toward the belly or underside of the body.
From Latin 'dorsum' (back) + 'ventris' (belly/abdomen) + '-ad' (directional suffix meaning 'toward'). Anatomical direction term.
In embryology, many tissues develop 'dorsoventrad'—literally folding from top to bottom—which is why your organs end up in the positions they do.
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