meaning of ventral
1. Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal.
2. Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc. , which faces toward the center of a flower.
3. Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
4. nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial
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Related Words
ventral | ventral fin | ventral placentation | ventrally |
