Ventral
Ventral , adjective
[Latin ventralis, from venter the belly; perhaps akin to German wanst: compare French ventral.]
1.
(Anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal.
2.
(a) (Botany) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
(b)
(Botany) Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
Collocations (2)
Ventral fins (Zoology) , the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.