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Recent Examples of ventral
Vicarious Surgical plans to continue developing its surgical robotics technology and is seeking FDA authorization for its Vicarious Surgical System for use in ventral hernia repair procedures.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
One study found that when people received a lot of likes on social media, their ventral striatum lit up—the same brain region linked to rewards like food and money.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Roughly 20% of adults will develop a primary ventral hernia.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
In most bony fish, or teleosts, motor neurons for fins are found on the sides (ventrolateral zone) of the underside (ventral horn) of the spinal cord.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
One study found that when people received a lot of likes on social media, their ventral striatum lit up—the same brain region linked to rewards like food and money.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Roughly 20% of adults will develop a primary ventral hernia.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
In most bony fish, or teleosts, motor neurons for fins are found on the sides (ventrolateral zone) of the underside (ventral horn) of the spinal cord.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventral
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Bringing mice to an enclosure and zapping their feet with tiny electric shocks, then bringing the mice back to the enclosure without zapping their feet, the researchers revealed which neurons are activated in the anterior basolateral amygdala (aBLA) when a mouse learns and unlearns a fear.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Lacking muscle One possibility here is that wnt signaling is widely active in the posterior of the embryo at this point, blocking formation of anterior structures.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Here’s what actually works for stiff muscles Examples include squats (sagittal plane), lateral lunges (frontal plane) and standing torso twists (transverse plane).—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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The stretcher bar depth in Baer’s notations is clearly tied to the size of the painting’s frontal plane.—
Sarah K. Rich,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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The grass in the front lawn had been allowed to grow uncut during the spring, for the horses, so the owners had not been out into the area to inspect it.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The bar and lounge area, a focal point of the restaurant, will expand with seating in the front window that looks out onto Main Street.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Now, Moore’s work on The Substance has brought to the fore conversations about how society devalues women with age.—
Time,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, the corset served as a blank canvas, bringing other trends to the fore like bow embellishments, colorful florals and Ren-fair references.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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