Definition of Ventral
Ven´tral
a.
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
ventral
fin
of
a
fish
;
the
ventral
root
of
a
spinal
nerve
; -
opposed
to
dorsal
.
2.
(Bot.)
Of
or
pertaining
to
that
surface
of
a
carpel
,
petal
,
etc
.,
which
faces
toward
the
center
of
a
flower
.
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
Loop
,
n
.
,
5
.
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