ventral

About 4.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Related to the abdomen or stomach.
2. adjective On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
3. adjective On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.
4. adjective On the lower side of the brain.
5. noun Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

Similar words

dorsoventral adaxial abdomen long antero dorsi dorso latero postero front

Often followed by

surface side view to and margin aspect part fins nerve

Word family

ventrally ventrals