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ventriduct

verb

Etymology

From ventri- (relating to the belly/ventral) and -duct (from the Latin ducere, meaning to "lead" or "draw").

  1. derived from ducere

Definitions

  1. To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or…

    To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.

    • To obtain the white blood-corpuscles, pith a Necturus. To do this […] ventriduct the head, and press the thumb nail quite firmly against the dorsal side nearly opposite
    • Ventriduct the tip of the mandible still father, and dissect off the muscles…
    • ... the roof of the skull should be removed with nippers. In doing this, ventriduct the head and insert one blade of the nippers into the foramen magnum…

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