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Webster 1913 Edition
Venter
Vent′er
,Noun.
One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.
[R.]
Barrow.
Vent′er
,Noun.
[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.
(Zool.)
The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
3.
(Rom. & O. E. Law)
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
.