ventri-

American  

1. variant of ventro-.

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Usage

What does ventri- mean? Ventri- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “abdomen.” It is sometimes used in medical and scientific terms.Ventri- comes from the Latin venter, meaning “belly, womb.”What are variants of ventri-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, ventri- becomes ventr-, as in ventrad. Ventro-, as in ventrolateral, is also a variant of ventri-.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use ventro- article.

Example Sentences

“I love the sport,” Ventri said.

From New York Times

“The whole steroid thing won’t stop me from watching and loving the sport,” said Thomas Ventri, a Yankees fan and a retired schoolteacher from Brooklyn.

From New York Times

Illic videres frutice nobili caules et utrumque porrum sessilesque lactucas pigroque ventri non inutiles betas.

From Project Gutenberg

“Misericordia se’ cieli e in ossi e coperte, e lesine benedette, frutti, ventri, tubi, novi, posti cocche, esilio e tende!

From Project Gutenberg

Is intromissus in castra prisco illo dicendi et horrido modo nihil 5 aliud quam hoc narrasse fertur: Tempore, quo in homine non, ut nunc, omnia in unum consentientia, sed singulis membris suum cuique consilium, suus sermo fuerit, indignatas reliquas partes sua cura, suo labore ac ministerio ventri omnia quaeri, ventrem in 10 medio quietum nihil aliud quam datis voluptatibus frui; conspirasse inde, ne manus ad os cibum ferrent, nec os acciperet datum, nec dentes conficerent.

From Project Gutenberg