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(ven′tər)

noun

Anat., Zool.
1. the belly, or abdomen
2. a protuberance like a belly, as on a muscle
3. a cavity or hollowed surface
Law the womb: used in designating maternal parentage, as in children of the first venter, meaning “children of the first wife”

Origin: Anglo-Fr < L venter: see ventral

See venter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Anatomy
a. The abdomen.
b. The prominent fleshy portion of a muscle.
c. A cavity or hollowed surface, especially of a bone.
Zoology A part in lower forms of animal life corresponding to the abdomen of mammals.
Botany The swollen lower portion of an archegonium containing the egg.
Law The uterus of a woman as the source of offspring.

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Origin: Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Latin

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