| 释义 |
venter
I. ven·ter \ˈventə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Anglo-French, from Latin, abdomen, womb; akin to Latin vensica, vesica bladder, Old High German wanast, wenist paunch, Icelandic vinstr omasum, Sanskrit vasti bladder
1. : a wife or mother that is a source of offspring
< had a son by one venter and two daughters by another >
< children of the same venter >
2. : an anatomical structure that is protuberant and often hollow: as
a. : abdomen; also : a large bodily cavity (as in the head, thorax, or abdomen) containing organs
b. : belly 5c
< a muscle with a double venter >
c. : the undersurface of the abdomen of an arthropod
d. : a broad shallow concavity of a bone
< the venter of the scapula >
e. : the outer and convex part of the shell of a curved or coiled cephalopod or gastropod
f. : the swollen basal portion of an archegonium in which the egg of a vascular cryptogam is developed
II. vent·er \ˈventə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: vent (I) + -er
: one that vents; especially : one that gives utterance or publicity to personal ideas, doctrines, or grievances |