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ventral

ven·tral
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ven-truh l]
    • /ˈvɛn trəl/
    • /ˈven.trəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ven-truh l]
    • /ˈvɛn trəl/

Definitions of ventral word

  • adjective ventral of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal. 1
  • adjective ventral Anatomy, Zoology. situated on or toward the lower, abdominal plane of the body; equivalent to the front, or anterior, in humans. Compare dorsal1 (def 2). 1
  • adjective ventral Botany, Mycology. of or designating the lower or inner surface of a structure. 1
  • adjective ventral anatomy: abdominal 1
  • adjective ventral relating to the front part of the body; towards the belly 0
  • adjective ventral of, relating to, or situated on the upper or inner side of a plant organ, esp a leaf, that is facing the axis 0
See all 8 definitions of ventral

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Origin of ventral

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; < Latin ventrālis, equivalent to vent(e)r venter + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Ventral

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ventral

ventral popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ventral

adj ventral

  • abdominal — Abdominal is used to describe something that is situated in the abdomen or forms part of it.
  • celiac — of or in the abdominal cavity
  • duodenal — of or relating to the duodenum.
  • facial — of the face: facial expression.
  • gastric — pertaining to the stomach.

adjective ventral

  • enteric — Of, relating to, or occurring in the intestines.
  • fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
All 12 Synonyms of ventral

Antonyms for ventral

adjective ventral

  • ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
  • finishing — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • abaxial — facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf
All 3 Antonyms of ventral

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Related words

  • dorsoventral

    Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.

  • dorsiventral

    Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.

  • sternum

    Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.

  • ventrodorsal

    pertaining to the ventral and dorsal aspects of the body; extending from the ventral to the dorsal side.

  • allantois

    a membranous sac growing out of the ventral surface of the hind gut of embryonic reptiles, birds, and mammals. It combines with the chorion to form the mammalian placenta

  • anterior

    Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
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