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Noun: venter  ven-tu(r)
  1. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
    "He did sit-ups to strengthen his venter";
    - abdomen, stomach, belly
     
  2. A bulging body part (as the belly of a muscle)
    "The venter of the biceps muscle contracts during arm flexion"
     
  3. (law) the womb
    "The legal document referred to children of the same venter"
     
  4. A speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
    "The angry venter called into the radio show to complain about local politics"

Derived forms: venters

Type of: body part, speaker, talker, uterus, utterer, verbaliser [Brit], verbalizer, womb

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Venter, Virginia