English to English
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.
Ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped.
source: WordNet 3.0
- nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
The upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
