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Meanings of abactinal in English

(Of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated.

Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.

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Examples for "aboral"
Examples for "aboral"
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It is concluded that many neuronal processes may be intraganglionic and that longitudinal ones are mainly aboral.
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2
There was a decreasing frequency gradient of slow waves and the incidence of slow waves with spikes in the aboral direction.
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In this study, we report that there is a very narrow opening at the aboral end of hydra termed the aboral pore.
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Both the fast and slow e.p.s.p.s could be elicited by stimulation of the preparation, oral or aboral to the site of recording.
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Expression of BDNF mRNA and protein was dramatically increased in colonic smooth muscle of the distended segment, but not in the non-distended aboral segment.
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