ventral

From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛntɹəl/

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. (anatomy) On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

• dorsal

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

ventral (plural ventrals)

1. 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.

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃t.ʁal/
• Homophones: ventrale, ventrales

ventral (feminine singular ventrale, masculine plural ventraux, feminine plural ventrales)

1. ventral

• ventre

• “ventral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• IPA^(key): /vɛnˈtʀaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

ventral (not comparable)

1. ventral

ventral m or f (plural ventrais, comparable)

1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

• IPA^(key): /benˈtɾal/, [bẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]

ventral (plural ventrales)

1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

• dorsoventral

• vientre

• “ventral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.