Antonyms for ventral

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ven-truh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn trəl

Definition of ventral

Origin : 1739, from French ventral, from Late Latin ventralis "of or pertaining to the belly or stomach," from Latin venter (genitive ventris) "belly, paunch," from PIE *wend-tri- (cf. Latin vesica "bladder," Sanskrit vastih "bladder," Old High German wanast, German wanst "paunch, belly").

As in intestinal/intestine : adj pertaining to
As in abdominal : adj concerning the stomach and the area below it
As in intestinal : adj stomach
As in forward : adj in front, first
As in front : adj lead, beginning
As in gastric : adj pertaining to the stomach

Example sentences :

Urite: an abdominal segment and, specifically, its ventral portion.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

Ventral chain: refers to the series of ganglia of the nervous system.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

Ventri-meson: the middle line of the ventral surface of the body.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

Do not cut off the ventral fin on the side which is to be displayed.
Extract from : « Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit » by Albert B. Farnham

The distance from node to node in a vibrating body is called a ventral segment.
Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams

The ventral fins are whitish, the other fins are bluish black.
Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall

Their olfactory passage, like that of the Palostraca, must have been ventral.
Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The ventral termination of this tube is most instructive and suggestive.
Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell

In Snakes, again, we find the dorsal region is darker than the ventral.
Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor

In nearly every case the dorsal is darker than the ventral surface.
Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor

Synonyms for ventral

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