sinistroposterior

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sinistro- +‎ posterior

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Adjective[edit]

sinistroposterior (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) sinister and posterior
    • 2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite[1], volume 22, →DOI:
      Testis subspherical, lying sinistroposterior to germarium along body midline; proximal vas deferens not observed; seminal vesicle a simple dilation of vas deferens; distal vas deferens forming a sigmoid curve before entering lacriform ejaculatory bulb; ejaculatory duct entering dorsal portal of proximal chamber of MCO; vesicle with reticulate contents (prostatic reservoir?) dextral to MCO.