Aboral

Anatomy, Biology & Genetics

Also known as: Aboral pole, Aboral surface

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This entry defines the term aboral as it relates to animal anatomy and embryology. It describes the aboral surface or pole as the side of an organism or embryo that is opposite to the oral side.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ABORAL, the surface or pole of an animal's body or an embryo, opposite to the oral (see) pole.

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“Aboral.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/aboral/