Ventral

['ventr(ə)l] or ['vɛntrəl]

Definition

(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' .

Edited by Ethelred--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) 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.

(a.) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.

Inputed by Hahn

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Abdominal.

Inputed by Carter

Definition

adj. belonging to the belly: (bot.) denoting the anterior or inferior surface: in the body situated opposite the dorsal or back aspect.—n. in fishes one of the posterior fins.—advs. Ven′trad (zool. anat.) to or toward the belly or ventral surface or aspect of the body; Ven′trally.—adj. Ven′tric.—n. Ven′tricle a small cavity within an animal body as in the heart or brain: (Shak.) the womb.—adjs. Ven′tricōse Ven′tricous swelling out in the middle: bellied; Ventric′ūlar.

Editor: Lou