ventral

Meanings

Plural: ventrals

Adjective

• 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"
• nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

Adj

• Related to the abdomen or stomach.
• On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
• On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.
• On the lower side of the brain.

Noun

• Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

Synonyms

adaxial

Antonyms

abaxial, dorsal

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