Ventral /(?)/

Ven·tral

Ventral

a.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal. (Anat.)
  2. Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Ventral fins
the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.
Ventral segment
See Loop, n., 5.