ventral

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Related to the abdomen or stomach.
2. (not-comparable) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
3. (not-comparable) On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.
4. (not-comparable) On the lower side of the brain.

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛntɹəl/

Etymology

From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.

Synonyms

abdominal

adaxial

coeliac

gastric

abdomen

loop

➿

antinode

belly-related

internal

belly

Translations

ventral

ventral

ventrale

ventral

ventral

addominale

κοιλιακός

ventral

abdominal

abdominal

abdominal

sur le ventre

du ventre

Bauch

abdominal, Bauch-