Etymology

ventral

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Today it means: Related to the abdomen or stomach. Full definition →

French ventral ← Latin ventrālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromventrālis
  2. French · derived fromventral
  3. English todayventral

From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.

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