Ventral - Definition

adj 1: 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" [ant: dorsal]
2: nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism;
"the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"
[syn: adaxial, ventral] [ant: abaxial, dorsal]