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venter
ven·ter V0056100 (vĕn′tər)n.1. Zoology The belly or underside: a snake with a yellowish venter.2. Botany The swollen lower portion of an archegonium containing the egg.3. Law The womb of a woman identified as the mother of a child. [Anglo-Norman, from Latin.]venter (ˈvɛntə) n1. (Anatomy) anatomy zoology a. the belly or abdomen of vertebratesb. a protuberant structure or part, such as the belly of a muscle2. (Zoology) anatomy zoology a. the belly or abdomen of vertebratesb. a protuberant structure or part, such as the belly of a muscle3. (Botany) botany the swollen basal region of an archegonium, containing the developing ovum4. (Law) law the womb5. (Law) in venter law conceived but not yet born[C16: from Latin]
Venter (ˈvɛntə) n (Biography) (John) Craig. born 1946, US biologist: founder of the Institute for Genomic Research (1992) whose work contributed greatly to the mapping of the human genomeven•ter (ˈvɛn tər) n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. the abdomen or belly. b. a bellylike cavity. c. a bellylike protuberance. 2. Law. a. the womb. b. a wife as a source of offspring. [1535–45; < Latin: belly, womb] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | venter - a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievancespeaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" | | 2. | venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvisabdomen, belly, stomachbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremityabdominal aorta - a branch of the descending aortaarteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colonhypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastriumbowel, gut, intestine - the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anustorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomenunderbody, underbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's bodyabdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragmabdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen | | 3. | venter - the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetuslaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | 4. | venter - a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | TranslationsIdiomsSeeventventer
venter[′ven·tər] (anatomy) The abdomen, or other body cavity containing organs. (botany) The thickened basal portion of an archegonium. (invertebrate zoology) The undersurface of an arthropod's abdomen. The outer, convex part of a curved or coiled gastropod or cephalopod shell. venter
venter [ven´ter] (L.) 1. a fleshy contractible part of a muscle; called also belly.2. abdomen.3. a hollowed part or cavity.ven·ter (ven'tĕr), [TA] 1. Synonym(s): abdomen2. Synonym(s): belly (2) 3. One of the great cavities of the body. 4. The uterus. [L. venter (ventr-), belly] venter (1) An obsolete term for abdomen. (2) An obsolete term for any anatomic cavity or fossa containing viscera. (3) A rarely used term for the anterior aspect of the abdomen. (4) A rarely used term for the uterine cavity. (5) The bulging central portion of a (normal) anatomic structure, in particular muscle—i.e., venter musculi.ven·ter (ven'tĕr) [TA] 1. Synonym(s): abdomen. 2. Synonym(s): belly (2) . 3. One of the great cavities of the body. 4. The uterus. [L. venter (ventr-), belly]venter the swollen base of the ARCHEGONIUM that contains the egg cell.venter
Synonyms for venternoun a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievanceRelated Words- speaker
- talker
- verbaliser
- verbalizer
- utterer
noun the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvisSynonymsRelated Words- body part
- abdominal aorta
- arteria colica
- colic artery
- hypochondrium
- bowel
- gut
- intestine
- torso
- trunk
- body
- belly button
- bellybutton
- navel
- omphalos
- omphalus
- umbilicus
- abdominal
- abdominal muscle
- ab
- underbody
- underbelly
- abdominal cavity
- abdomen
- abdominal wall
noun the wombRelated Words- uterus
- womb
- law
- jurisprudence
noun a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)Related Words |