Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ventralize To concentrate in the ventral area ventrally In a ventral manner or orientation. ventralmost Most ventral. ventralwards In a ventral direction ventre A surname from Italian. Ventrella A surname from Italian. ventresca Flesh from the belly of a tuna, which is prepared in oil and served as food. Ventress A surname. ventrianal Between the abdomen and the anus. ventric ventral ventricle One of two lower chambers of the heart. ventricose distended; corpulent ventricoseness The quality of being ventricose. ventricosity The quality of being ventricose. ventricular Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus. ventricularis A muscle extending along the wall of the ventricle from the lateral wall of the arytenoid cartilage to the side of the epiglottis. ventricularization The process, or the result of ventricularizing ventricularize To transform an atrial waveform etc. into a ventricular one ventricularly In a ventricular manner. ventriculated Having ventricles ventriculite Any of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites. ventriculitis Inflammation of the ventricles in the brain. ventriculoaortic Relating to a ventricle and the aorta. ventriculoarterial Refers to the spatial relationship between the ventricles and the primary arteries of the heart. ventriculoatrial Relating to the ventricles and atrium. ventriculoatriostomy A surgical establishment of a shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid (as in hydrocephalus) from a ventricle of the brain to the right atrium. ventriculobulbar ventricular and bulbar ventriculocisternal Of or pertaining to a ventricle and a cistern, usually one of the cerebral ventricles and one of the subarachnoid cisterns (such as the fourth ventricle and the cisterna magna), regarding pathways of cerebrospinal fluid flow. ventriculocisternostomy A treatment for hydrocephalus that involves the creation of an opening between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid. ventriculocordectomy The surgical removal of the vocal cords. ventriculocyte A ventricular cell ventriculoencephalitis inflammation of the ventricles of the brain ventriculogram A diagnostic image produced by ventriculography. ventriculographic Relating to ventriculography ventriculography Imaging of ventricles, usually in the heart. ventriculojugular Relating to a ventricle and the jugulum. ventriculolumbar Relating to the ventricle (of the brain) and the lower back. ventriculomegaly dilation of the lateral ventricles of the brain ventriculoperitoneal Relating to a ventricle and the peritoneum ventriculoplasty Repair of a damaged ventricle ventriculopleural Relating to a ventricle and the pleura. ventriculoscope An instrument used for ventriculoscopy. ventriculoscopic Relating to ventriculoscopy. ventriculoscopy The examination of the brain's ventricles using a fibre optic instrument. ventriculose Slightly ventricose. ventriculostomy A neurosurgical procedure that involves creating a hole within a cerebral ventricle for drainage. ventriculosubgaleal ventricular and subgaleal ventriculotomic Relating to ventriculotomy ventriculotomy incision into a ventricle ventriculous Somewhat distended in the middle. ventriculoventricular Connecting the two ventricles of the heart. ventriculus A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach. ventricumbent Lying face-down. ventriduct To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface. ventriloqual Relating to ventriloquism. ventriloqually By means of ventriloquism. ventriloquate To speak without moving the lips, like ventriloquists do. ventriloque ventriloquist ventriloquial Of or relating to ventriloquy. ventriloquially By means of ventriloquism. ventriloquism The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy. ventriloquist A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism. ventriloquistic Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism. ventriloquistically By means of, or in terms of, ventriloquism. ventriloquize To practice ventriloquism. ventriloquous Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism. ventriloquously By means of ventriloquism. ventriloquy Ventriloquism. ventrimeson The ventral edge of the meson. ventripotent Having a big belly. ventripotential Big-bellied; ventripotent. ventrite A ventral plate. ventroanterior ventral and anterior ventroanteriorly In a ventroanterior manner or direction ventroapical ventral and apical ventroapically In a ventroapical fashion. ventrobasal Both ventral and basal ventrobasally ventrally and basally ventrobasilar ventral and basilar ventrobronchial ventral and bronchial ventrobronchus Any of several tubes in the avian respiratory system which transport air from one of the parabronchi to the anterior air sacs. ventrocaudal Both ventral and caudal ventrocaudally In a ventrocaudal direction ventrocentral Both ventral and central. ventrocephalic ventral and cephalic ventrocranial Relating to the front of the cranium ventrodistal Both ventral and distal ventrodistally In a ventrodistal direction or position ventrodorsal dorsoventral ventrodorsally In a ventrodorsal manner. ventrofixation The suture of a displaced viscus, such as the uterus, to the abdominal wall. ventroflex To undergo ventroflexion ventroflexed Modified by ventroflexion ventroflexion ventral flexion of the head ventroflexive Relating to ventroflexion ventrofrontal ventral and frontal ventrogluteal ventral and gluteal ventrointermediate ventral and intermediate ventrointestinal Relating to the abdomen and the intestines ventrolabial ventral and labial ventrolabially In a ventrolabial manner ventrolateral Both ventral and lateral ventrolaterally Both ventrally and laterally, or involving movement in this direction. ventrolimbic Relating to the abdomen and the limbic system ventrolingual ventral to the tongue ventrolingually In a ventrolingual direction ventromedial Both ventral and medial ventromedially In a ventromedial direction ventromedian ventromedial ventromesal ventral and mesal ventromesial ventral and mesial ventronasal ventral and nasal ventroparietal Relating to the abdominal wall. ventropostaxial ventral and postaxial ventropostaxially In a ventropostaxial manner or direction ventroposteriomedial ventral and posteriomedial ventroposterior ventral and posterior ventroposteriorized ventrally posteriorized ventroposteriorly In a ventroposterior manner or direction ventroposterolateral ventral and posterolateral ventroposteromedial ventral and posteromedial ventroprolateral ventral and prolateral ventroproximal Both ventral and proximal ventroproximally In a ventroproximal direction or position ventroptin An antagonist of bone morphogenetic protein that is used to regulate angiogenesis and neovascularisation ventrorostral rostroventral ventrorostrally In a ventrorostral manner or direction ventrose Corpulent. ventrosity pot-belliedness ventrostriatal ventral and striatal ventrosublateral ventral and sublateral ventrosubmedian ventral and submedian ventrotemporal ventral and temporal ventrovegetal ventral and vegetal ventroventral Relating to the ventral surfaces of two structures or organisms. ventroversion a bending in a ventral direction ventrum abdomen, belly (especially of an animal) Ventry A village on the Dingle peninsula in northwest County Kerry, Ireland. Ventsislav A male given name from Bulgarian. Ventspils A city in Latvia. Ventura A surname. venturable Capable of being ventured. venture A risky or daring undertaking or journey. Venturella A surname from Italian. venturer One who ventures: a traveller or explorer. venturesome Adventurous; bold; willing to take risks. venturesomely In a manner that is bold and willing to take risks; adventurously. venturesomeness The degree or quality of being venturesome. venturi A venturi tube. Venturia A hamlet in North Dakota.