| 单词 | ventral |
| 释义 | ventral (once / 5937 pages) adj The adjective ventral refers to the area on the body in the lower front, around the stomach area. The ventral fin on a fish is the one on its belly. The ventral area of anything, plant or animal, is its underside. In directional terms, the ventral side is the area forward from (or under) the spinal cord. The word comes from the Latin noun venter, which meant "belly," which lent its meaning to ventrālis, which referred to anything pertaining to the belly area. When a shark is swimming toward you, you see the dorsal fin on its back but not the ventral fin on its belly, which remains unseen beneath the waves. WORD FAMILYventral: ventrally+/hyperventilate: hyperventilated, hyperventilates, hyperventilating, hyperventilation/vent: vented, venter, ventilate, venting, vents/vented: unvented/venter: venters, ventral/ventilate: hyperventilate, ventilated, ventilates, ventilating, ventilation, ventilator, ventilatory/ventilated: unventilated/ventilation: ventilations/ventilator: ventilators/venting: ventings USAGE EXAMPLESStudies show that a higher baby schema activates the part of the brain called the ventral striatum, a key component of the brain reward pathway. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) The adipose or left ventral fin clip restriction for Sun. Seattle Times(Aug 30, 2016) Chinook retention on Sundays and Mondays will be limited to hatchery fish with an adipose or left ventral fin clip. Seattle Times(Aug 18, 2016) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant dorsoventral extending from the back to the belly dorsal belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part 2adj nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism Syn|Ant adaxial abaxial, dorsal facing away from the axis of an organ or organism |
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