venter

[ ven-ter ]
/ ˈvɛn tər /
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noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. the abdomen or belly.
  2. a bellylike cavity or concavity.
  3. 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

Words nearby venter

vent pipe, vent window, ventage, ventail, ventana cave, venter, ventifact, ventilate, ventilation, ventilation-perfusion scan, ventilationist

Words related to 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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British Dictionary definitions for venter (1 of 2)

venter
/ (ˈvɛntə) /

noun

anatomy zoology
  1. the belly or abdomen of vertebrates
  2. 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

British Dictionary definitions for venter (2 of 2)

Venter
/ (ˈvɛntə) /

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

Medical definitions for venter

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.