Adoral
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines the term adoral as it relates to animal anatomy and embryology. It describes the adoral surface or pole as the area of an organism where the mouth is located, noting its opposite is the aboral pole.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ADORAL (from Latin ad—to and os, oris—mouth), the surface or pole of the body of an animal or embryo on which the mouth is located; the opposite to it is the aboral.
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“Adoral.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/adoral/