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ros·trum  (rstrm, rôstrm)
n. pl. ros·trums or ros·tra (rstr, rôstr)
1. A dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking.
2.
a. The curved, beaklike prow of an ancient Roman ship, especially a war galley.
b. The speaker's platform in an ancient Roman forum, which was decorated with the prows of captured enemy ships.
3. Biology A beaklike or snoutlike projection.
[Latin rstrum, beak; see rd- in Indo-European roots.]
rostral (-trl) adj.
rostral [ˈrɒstrəl]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or like a beak or snout
2. adorned with the prows of ships a rostral column
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ii) Divergence: Sensory input arriving at the spinal cord from individual internal organs is delivered to widespread spinal regions extending many segments rostrally and caudally.
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