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1. (adj.) ventral
of or pertaining to the venter or belly; abdominal.
2. ventral
situated on or toward the lower, abdominal plane of an animal's body, equivalent to the front in humans.
3. ventral
of or designating the lower or inner surface of a plant structure.
Etymology: (1730–40; < L ventrālis=vent(e)rventer+-ālis -al1)
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1. (adj) ventral
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"
2. (adj) adaxial, ventral
nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
"the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"
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1. (adj) ventral
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. (adj) ventral
of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower
3. (adj) ventral
of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal
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