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ventral

 

  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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