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ventrally
Variant of ventral
ventral
definition
ven·tral (ven′trəl)
adjective
- 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
- 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
Related Forms:
- ventrally ven′·trally adverb
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