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ventro-

a combining form meaning “abdomen,” used in the formation of compound words: ventrodorsal.


Origin:
comb. form of NL venter venter; see -o-
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ventro- or ventr-  
pref.  Ventral: ventrolateral.

[From Latin venter, ventr-, belly.]
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ventro- or ventr-
pref.
Ventral: ventriduction.

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