VENTRAL Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ventral

adjective

Definition of ventral

as in anterior

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Recent Examples of ventral The sharks are known to have lower blood pressure compared with other species; that fact, along with the distinct structure of their ventral aorta, could keep their heart muscle elastic despite the damage caused by age, the researchers speculated. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 May 2026 The team focused on the activity of neurons in the ventral temporal cortex, which is involved in recognizing objects. — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026 The initially soft capsule is further processed in a specialized structure called the ventral pedal gland near the muscular foot of the whelk, which cross-links the capsule proteins and hardens the structure before it is laid. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026 The first, a circle where the hemispheres meet, is the ventral striatum. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ventral

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Approximately four months after starting the medication, Engel was diagnosed with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, an anterior mediastinum hematoma is the collection of clotted blood pooling in the front part of the chest cavity.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of anterior

Adjective

For alopecia areata or scarring hair loss conditions such as lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia and central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, treating inflammation is key.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Rain will return to South Florida on Tuesday as a frontal boundary sags southward and provides plenty of moisture.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of frontal

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With some formal firefighter training and background checks, volunteers commit to following fire officials’ orders, helping residents evacuate and putting out spot fires, while leaving the ferocious front-line flames to the professionals.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
But as the wide open Marsh sprinted toward the front corner of the end zone for the catch, his left foot came down on the white paint.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of front

Adjective

Looking back over the history of African Americans, many of our fore parents died for the simple pleasure of learning to read.

— Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026
The eight-year Iran–Iraq War, which began in 1980, brought to the fore fears of Iran’s influence across the region.

— Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 4 May 2026

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