ventral

adjective

1. of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
2. Anatomy, Zoology. situated on or toward the lower, abdominal plane of the body; equivalent to the front, or anterior, in humans.Compare dorsal¹(def 2).
3. Botany, Mycology. of or designating the lower or inner surface of a structure.

adjective

1. relating to the front part of the body; towards the bellyCompare dorsal
2. of, relating to, or situated on the upper or inner side of a plant organ, esp a leaf, that is facing the axis

adj.

1739, from French ventral, from Late Latin ventralis “of or pertaining to the belly or stomach,” from Latin venter (genitive ventris) “belly, paunch,” from PIE *wend-tri- (cf. Latin vesica “bladder,” Sanskrit vastih “bladder,” Old High German wanast, German wanst “paunch, belly”).

adj.

1. Relating to or situated on or close to the abdomen; abdominal.
2. Relating to or situated on or close to the anterior aspect of the body.

1. Relating to or on the front or lower surface of an animal.