In anatomy terms the difference between ventral and thoracic
is that ventral is on the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface while thoracic is of the thorax.
As adjectives the difference between ventral and thoracic
is that ventral is related to the abdomen or stomach while thoracic is of the thorax.
As nouns the difference between ventral and thoracic
is that ventral is any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale while thoracic is one of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
ventral
English
Adjective
(-)
Related to the abdomen or stomach
(anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
An anatomical term referring to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.
Antonyms
* dorsal
Derived terms
* ventrally
Coordinate terms
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Noun
(
en noun)
Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.
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thoracic
English
Alternative forms
* thoracick (obsolete)
Adjective
(-)
(anatomy) Of the thorax.
Related terms
* thorax
Derived terms
* transthoracic
Noun
(
en noun)
(zoology) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectoral fins.
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