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ventral

Letters that make ventral

a, e, l, n, r, t, v are letters that make 'ventral'

Words within ventral

NT, en, vent, RA, AL, Ra, Al are words within 'ventral'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of ventral

ventrals is a word created by adding a letter to 'ventral'

ventral is a 7 letter word ending with l
ventral is a 7 letter word starting with v

2 possible definitions for 'ventral'

Ventral as "toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)"

Under this definition, ventral is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

dorsal has the opposite meaning of ventral

Derivatives of ventral

belly, stomach, venter, abdomen are derivatives of 'ventral'.

Similar to ventral

dorsoventral is similar to ventral.

Example of ventral used within this context

"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"

Ventral as "nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism"

Under this definition, ventral is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

adaxial has the same meaning as ventral

Antonyms

abaxial, dorsal have the opposite meaning of 'ventral'

ventral as a category

'ventral' can be a category of biology, biological science.