HyperDic: ventral

English > 2 senses of the word *ventral*:
ADJECTIVE	all	ventral	toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
ADJECTIVE	all	ventral, adaxial	nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

ventral > pronunciation
Sounds	veh'ntrahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *ventral*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal).
Examples	"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"
Narrower	dorsoventral	Extending from the back to the belly
Opposite	dorsal	belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
Spanish	ventral
Catalan	ventral
Nouns	venter	the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
	venter	a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)
	venter	the womb
Adverbs	ventrally	in a ventral location or direction

English > *ventral*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism.
Synonym	adaxial
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Opposite	abaxial, dorsal	facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
Spanish	adaxial, ventral
Catalan	adaxial, ventral

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