venter

ven·ter  (vntr)

n.

1. Anatomy

a. The abdomen.

b. The prominent fleshy portion of a muscle.

c. A cavity or hollowed surface, especially of a bone.

2. Zoology A part in lower forms of animal life corresponding to the abdomen of mammals.

3. Botany The swollen lower portion of an archegonium containing the egg.

4. Law The uterus of a woman as the source of offspring.

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[Anglo-Norman, from Latin.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	venter - a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
	2.	venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis abdomen, belly, stomach body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity abdominal aorta - a branch of the descending aorta arteria colica, colic artery - arteries that supply blood to the colon hypochondrium - the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium bowel, gut, intestine - the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab - the muscles of the abdomen underbody, underbelly - the soft belly or underside of an animal's body abdominal cavity, abdomen - the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm abdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen
	3.	venter - the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'" uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	venter - a bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle) body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity