ventral

English

Etymology

From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”).

Adjective

ventral (not comparable)

  1. Related to the abdomen or stomach.
  2. (anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
  3. (anatomy) On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

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Translations

on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal
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Noun

ventral (plural ventrals)

  1. 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 (feminine singular ventrale, masculine plural ventraux, feminine plural ventrales)

  1. ventral

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛnˈtʀaːl/
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

ventral (not comparable)

  1. ventral

Declension

Portuguese

Adjective

ventral m, f (plural ventrais, comparable)

  1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
  2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

Spanish

Adjective

ventral (plural ventrales)

  1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
  2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)
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