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Meaning of 'ventral' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ventral [ a.]
- 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.
- Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
- Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.

Meaning of 'ventral' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ventral [ a]
Meaning (1):
- toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
Example in sentence:
  • the liver is somewhat ventral in position;
  • the ventral aspect of the human body;
  • ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped
Meaning (2):
- nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
Example in sentence:
  • the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface

Nearby Words:

vena venada venae venae cavae venae portae venal venality venally venantes venary

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