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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



... escape of some one of the abdominal organs through a rupture in the abdominal muscles, the skin remaining intact. The rumen, the small intestine, or part of the large intestine, and the fourth stomach are the parts which usually form a ventral hernia ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture


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


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