ventral

ventral is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
3. adjective. Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
4. adjective. nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

   "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"

   Synonyms: adaxial

5. adjective. toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)

   "the ventral aspect of the human body"

   "the liver is somewhat ventral in position"

Synonyms

adaxial

Common word forms

ventrals, ventrally

Words from these letters

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