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English adjective: ventral | |||
| 1. | ventral toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal) | ||
| Samples | The ventral aspect of the human body. The liver is somewhat ventral in position. Ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped. | ||
| Similar | dorsoventral | ||
| Antonyms | dorsal | ||
| 2. | ventral nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism | ||
| Samples | The upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface. | ||
| Synonyms | adaxial | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | abaxial, dorsal | ||
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