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ventral

adj
/ˈvɛntɹəl/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ventrālis
  2. derived from ventral

Definitions

  1. Related to the abdomen or stomach.

  2. On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually…

    On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

  3. On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. On the lower side of the brain.

    2. Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a…

      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.

The neighborhood

Derived

anterioventral, anteroventral, apicoventral, basiventral, basoventral, biventral, caudoventral, cranioventral, distoventral, dorsoventral, endoventral, holoventral, lateroventral, medioventral, midventral, nonventral, occipitoventral, paraventral, posteroventral, preventral, proximoventral, retroventral, rostrolateroventral, rostroventral, sinistroventral, subventral, uteroventral, ventral fin, ventralize, ventrally, ventralmost, ventral nerve cord, ventral striatum, ventral tegmental area, ventral tegmentum, ventriduct, ventromedial

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ventral. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ventral. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at ventral

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