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Ventral   /vˈɛntrəl/   Listen
Ventral

adjective
1.
Toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal).  "The liver is somewhat ventral in position" , "Ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped"
2.
Nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism.  Synonym: adaxial.



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"Ventral" Quotes from Famous Books



... ventral, subventral, In stomach or entrail, Think no longer mere prefaces For grins, groans, and wry faces; But off to the doctor, fast as ye can crawl! 5 Yet far better 'twould be not to ...
— The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Vol I and II • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
... the animal, ventral surface upward (unless there is some special reason for having the dorsum exposed), out on a board by means of copper nails ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre


Words linked to "Ventral" :   abaxial, dorsal, biology, biological science, venter


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