2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ventral \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ventral
adj 1: 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" [ant: {dorsal}]
2: (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" [syn: {adaxial}] [ant: {abaxial}]
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