Definition of Ventral

Adjective: ventral ven-trul

Toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
"the ventral aspect of the human body"; "the liver is somewhat ventral in position"; "ventral (or pelvic) fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped"
(biology) nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
"the upper side of a leaf is known as the ventral surface";
- adaxial