Ven"tral (?), a. [L. ventralis, fr.
venter the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F.
ventral.] 1. (Anat.) 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. (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 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.
Ven"tral (?), a. [L. ventralis, fr.
venter the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F.
ventral.] 1. (Anat.) 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. (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 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.
