ventral

English

Etymology

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. An anatomical term referring to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

Antonyms

• dorsal

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior, distal, dorsal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

Translations

related to the abdomen or stomach

Finnish: vatsa- (fi), ventraalinen (fi) French: ventral (fr)

Hungarian: hasi (hu) Romanian: ventral (ro) m. and n.

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

French: ventral (fr)

Romanian: ventral (ro) m. and n.

an anatomical term referring to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand

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German: ventral

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɑ̃t.ʁal/, SAMPA: /vA~t.Ral/
• Homophones: ventrale, ventrales

Adjective

ventral m. (f. ventrale, m. plural ventraux, f. plural ventrales)

1. ventral

Related terms

• ventre