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venter |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Venter \Vent"er\, n. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [R.] --Barrow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Venter \Vent"er\, n. [L.] 1. (Anat.) a The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. b The uterus, or womb. c A belly, or protuberant part a broad surface; as the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects. 3. (Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: venter n : the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: {abdomen}, {stomach}, {belly}]
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