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ˈvɛn trəlven·tral

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ventraladjective

    toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)

    "the ventral aspect of the human body"; "the liver is somewhat ventral in position"; "ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped"

  2. adaxial, ventraladjective

    nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

    "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"

Wiktionary

  1. ventraladjective

    Related to the abdomen or stomach

  2. ventraladjective

    On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

  3. ventraladjective

    An anatomical term referring to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

  4. Etymology: From ventralis, from venter.

Wikipedia

  1. ventral

    Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position provides a definition of what is at the front ("anterior"), behind ("posterior") and so on. As part of defining and describing terms, the body is described through the use of anatomical planes and anatomical axes. The meaning of terms that are used can change depending on whether an organism is bipedal or quadrupedal. Additionally, for some animals such as invertebrates, some terms may not have any meaning at all; for example, an animal that is radially symmetrical will have no anterior surface, but can still have a description that a part is close to the middle ("proximal") or further from the middle ("distal"). International organisations have determined vocabularies that are often used as standard vocabularies for subdisciplines of anatomy, for example, Terminologia Anatomica for humans, and Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria for animals. These allow parties that use anatomical terms, such as anatomists, veterinarians, and medical doctors to have a standard set of terms to communicate clearly the position of a structure.

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  1. ventral

    Ventral refers to the underside or the belly side of an organism, particularly in animals. It is the opposite of "dorsal," which refers to the back side. The term is used in anatomical and zoological contexts to describe positions, locations or directions. For example, in humans, the chest is considered to be on the ventral side of the body.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ventraladjective

    of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal

  2. Ventraladjective

    of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower

  3. Ventraladjective

    of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal

  4. Etymology: [L. ventralis, fr. venter the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F. ventral.]

Wikidata

  1. Ventral

    Pertaining to the underside or lower surface of the body; opposite of dorsal.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ventral

    ven′tral, adj. belonging to the belly: (bot.) denoting the anterior or inferior surface: in the body, situated opposite the dorsal or back aspect.—n. in fishes, one of the posterior fins.—advs. Ven′trad (zool., anat.), to or toward the belly, or ventral surface or aspect of the body; Ven′trally.—adj. Ven′tric.—n. Ven′tricle, a small cavity within an animal body, as in the heart or brain: (Shak.) the womb.—adjs. Ven′tricōse, Ven′tricous, swelling out in the middle: bellied; Ventric′ūlar. [L. ventralisventer, the belly.]

Entomology

  1. Ventral

    pertaining to the under surface of abdomen: in Diptera, that face of the leg which is inferior when laterally extended.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ventral in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ventral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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