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ventral definition

ven·tral (ven′trəl)

adjective

  1. Anat., Zool. of, near, on, or toward the belly or the side of the body where the belly is located: in humans the front, or anterior, side but in most other animals the lower, or inferior, side
  2. Bot. of or belonging to the inner or lower surface

Etymology: Fr < L ventralis < venter, belly < IE base *udero-, belly > L uterus, womb, Ger wanst, paunch

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