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ventro- (iou) and referred pain (medicine)


ventro- (iou)



ventro- combining form.
[formed as Latin VENTER noun1 + -O-.]
The underside or abdomen and (what is denoted by the 2nd elem.).
ventro'lateral adjective of, pertaining to, or involving the ventral and lateral surfaces M19.
ventro'laterally adverb in a ventrolateral direction L19.
ventro'medial adjective both ventral and medial; situated towards the median line and the ventral surface: E20.
ventro'medially adverb in a ventromedial direction M20.

referred pain (medicine)


referred pain
Pain from deep structures perceived as arising from a surface area remote from its actual origin; the area where the pain is appreciated is innervated by the same spinal segment(s) as the deep structure.

Synonym: synalgia, telalgia.