Ventral Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Ventral has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

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.

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"

ventral

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

"the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"

adaxial ventral

Related to the abdomen or stomach.

Example Sentences

"the ventral aspect of the human body" adjective

"the liver is somewhat ventral in position" adjective

"ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped" adjective

"the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface" adjective