venter
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Definition of venter
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a wife or mother that is a source of offspring
2 [ borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin ] : a protuberant and often hollow anatomical structure: such as
a : the undersurface of the abdomen of an arthropod
b : the swollen basal portion of an archegonium in which an egg develops
Venter
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Definition of Venter (Entry 2 of 2)
J(ohn) Craig 1946– American geneticist
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venter
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Medical Definition of venter
: an anatomical structure that is protuberant and often hollow: as
a : abdomen also : a large bodily cavity (as in the head, thorax, or abdomen) containing organs
b : belly sense 2
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