VENTRALLY

ventrally

(adverb) in a ventral location or direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

ventrally (not comparable)

In a ventral manner or orientation.

Source: Wiktionary


VENTRAL

Ven"tral, a. Etym: [L. ventralis, fr. venter the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F. ventral.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: 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 Ant: dorsal.

2. (Bot.) (a) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower. (b) Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to Ant: dorsal. Ventral fins (Zoöl.), the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.

– Ventral segment. (Acoustics) See Loop, n., 5.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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