[1855–60; ab- + oral]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, keyword, pickup, superheatab- is a formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”.Other words that use the affix ab- include: abdicate, abolition
Examples of 'aboral' in a sentence
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Loss of propagation in achalasia may be due to loss of contraction-induced aboral nitrergic inhibition.
Ji-Hong eChen, Xuan-Yu eWang, Louis W.C. Liu, Wenzhen eYu, Yuanjie eYu, Liang eZhao,Jan D. Huizinga, Jan D. Huizinga 2013, 'On the origin of rhythmic contractile activity of the esophagus in early achalasia,a clinical case study', Frontiers in Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00077/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All polychaetes were exclusively found between the spines, in the aboral region of the host.
Archana Ayyagari, Ramesh Babu Kondamudi 2014, 'Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea)and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India', Journal of Marine Biologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/640785. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The distal colon was defined as the colonic segment aboral to the splenic flexure.
Vítor Binda, Júlio Pereira-Lima, Cleber Allem Nunes, Leonardo Torre Falkemberg, DanielBarcellos Azambuja, José Vinícius Cruz 2007, 'Is there a role for sigmoidoscopy in symptomatic patients? Analysis of a study correlatingdistal and proximal colonic neoplasias detected by colonoscopy in a symptomatic populationHá espaço para a retossigmoidoscopia na avaliação de pacientes sintomáticos? Análiseda relação entre a presença de neoplasias colônicas proximais e distais em uma populaçãosintomática submetida a colonoscopia', Arquivos de Gastroenterologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032007000100002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Fewer than ten foramina occur on the aboral surface of the base, which bears a prominent concave basal tubercle.
G. D. Johnson 2003, 'Dentitions of Barbclabornia (new genus, Chondrichthyes: Xenacanthiformes) fromthe Upper Palaeozoic of North America', Fossil Recordhttp://www.foss-rec.net/6/125/2003/fr-6-125-2003.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)