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Webster 1913 Edition
Ventral
Ven′tral
,Adj.
[L.
ventralis
, fr. venter
the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst
: cf. F. ventral
.] 1.
(Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal;
as, the
; – opposed to ventral
fin of a fish; the ventral
root of a spinal nervedorsal
. 2.
(Bot.)
(a)
Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to
dorsal
. Ventral fins
(Zool.)
, the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.
– Ventral segment
. (Acoustics)
See , 5.
Loop
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ventral
VEN'TRAL
,Adj.
The ventral fins, in fishes, are placed between the anus and the throat.
Definition 2024
ventral
ventral
English
Adjective
ventral (not comparable)
- Related to the abdomen or stomach.
- (anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
- (anatomy) On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]
Translations
on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal
an anatomical term referring to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand
Noun
ventral (plural ventrals)
- 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.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
ventral m (feminine singular ventrale, masculine plural ventraux, feminine plural ventrales)
- ventral
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛnˈtʀaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
ventral (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of ventral
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist ventral | sie ist ventral | es ist ventral | sie sind ventral | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ventraler | ventrale | ventrales | ventrale |
| genitive | ventralen | ventraler | ventralen | ventraler | |
| dative | ventralem | ventraler | ventralem | ventralen | |
| accusative | ventralen | ventrale | ventrales | ventrale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ventrale | die ventrale | das ventrale | die ventralen |
| genitive | des ventralen | der ventralen | des ventralen | der ventralen | |
| dative | dem ventralen | der ventralen | dem ventralen | den ventralen | |
| accusative | den ventralen | die ventrale | das ventrale | die ventralen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ventraler | eine ventrale | ein ventrales | (keine) ventralen |
| genitive | eines ventralen | einer ventralen | eines ventralen | (keiner) ventralen | |
| dative | einem ventralen | einer ventralen | einem ventralen | (keinen) ventralen | |
| accusative | einen ventralen | eine ventrale | ein ventrales | (keine) ventralen | |