— ventrally , adv.
/ven"treuhl/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to the venter or belly; abdominal.
2. Anat. , Zool. situated on or toward the lower, abdominal plane of the body; equivalent to the front, or anterior, in humans.
3. Bot. , Mycol. of or designating the lower or inner surface of a structure. Cf. dorsal .
[ 1730-40; ventralis, equiv. to vent ( e ) r VENTER + -alis -AL 1 ]