rostral
- adjective
- /ˈrɒstrəl/
- Specialized
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rostral
- Since the only distinctive mark was an extra rostral spine, this method of phenotypically marking released animals was discontinued, but not until after 1,300 1-year-old hybrids were released.
- rostral tooth
Examples
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The trigeminal nerve lies rostral and superior to the exiting VIIth and VIIIth nerves.
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It is attached to the metencephalon just rostral to the otic vesicle.
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And things that are rostral are called superior.
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Now, this is the head, this is rostral, this is the caudal end here.
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They often have rostral, excuse me and caudal reactive cysts associated with them, and they are often hemorrhagic.
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At 18 mm, the parotid bud is rostral and unbranched, appearing as an evagination from the lateral oral cavity area.
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The geniculate ganglion is lateral and rostral to the VIIIth nerve ganglion. The greater superficial petrosal nerve is present.
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In the case of P. saltatrix and T. lepturus, the sizes of the mandibles and maxillae, as well as the supraoccipital bone, were also considered. The rostral length and hood length of the beaks were used to estimate the size and mass of cephalopods.
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The rostral part of the animal's skull is important for feeding and respiration.
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In anatomical terms, the rostral region refers to the front part of the brain.
Synonyms
Having a beak or a long pointed snout
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rostral comes from the Latin word rostrum, meaning 'beak'. So rostral means 'toward the beak' or the front part of an animal or the body, which is why it is used in anatomy and when talking about animals.
