Category:Venter

Vent"er, n.

Defn: one who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [r.] Barrow.

Venter Vent"er, n. Etym: [l.]

1. (anat.) (a) the belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity Containing viscera. (b) the uterus, or womb. (c) a belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of A muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: the lower part of the abdomen in insects.

3. (rom. & o. E. Law)

Defn: a pregnant woman; a mother; as, a has a son b by one venter, And a daughter c by another venter; children by different venters.