About The Word Ventral
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Ventral
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What's The Definition Of Ventral?
[adj] (biology) nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"
[adj] toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal); "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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ventral: adaxial | dorsoventral Related Terms | Find terms related to Ventral: See Also | Ventral In Webster's Dictionary \Ven"tral\, a. [L. ventralis, fr. venter the belly;
perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F. ventral.]
1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or
ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal;
abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root
of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to {dorsal}.
2. (Bot.)
(a) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal,
etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
(b) Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a
creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed
to {dorsal}.
{Ventral fins} (Zo["o]l.), the posterior pair of fins of a
fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but
sometimes beneath the throat.
{Ventral segment}. (Acoustics) See {Loop}, n., 5.
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