venter

[ven-ter]

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noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.

Law. the womb, or a wife or mother, as a source of offspring.

Origin of venter

First recorded in 1535–45, venter is from the Latin word venter belly, womb

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Related Words for venter

tummy, belly, gut, midsection, midriff, tank, abdomen, insides, pelvis, innards, guts, paunch, corporation, potbelly, middle, viscera, bowels, pot, intestines, breadbasket

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Historical Examples of venter

Cryptogastra: with the venter or belly covered or concealed.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
And in the venter, water cushions must be constructed to relieve the pressure of the air.
Ten Books on Architecture
Vitruvius
"The Captain came last night with Venter," she whispered hurriedly.
The Petticoat Commando
Johanna Brandt
The greatest part of the estate was settled on the issue by the 2d venter, viz.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)
John Aubrey
Peritreme on the venter, longer; body not distinctly constricted.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for venter

venter

noun

anatomy zoology

the belly or abdomen of vertebrates
a protuberant structure or part, such as the belly of a muscle

botany the swollen basal region of an archegonium, containing the developing ovum

law the womb

in venter law conceived but not yet born

Word Origin for venter

C16: from Latin

Venter

noun

(John) Craig. born 1946, US biologist: founder of the Institute for Genomic Research (1992) whose work contributed greatly to the mapping of the human genome

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venter in Medicine

venter

[vĕn′tər]

n.

abdomen

belly

One of the large cavities of the body.

A cavity or hollowed surface, especially of a bone.

The uterus.