ventriduct
ventriduct verb: to bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
Verb
ventriduct (third-person singular simple present ventriducts, present participle ventriducting, simple past and past participle ventriducted)
- To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
- To obtain the white blood-corpuscles, pith a Necturus. To do this […] ventriduct the head, and press the thumb nail quite firmly against the dorsal side nearly opposite1886, Simon Henry Gage, Notes on Histological Methods Including a Brief Consideration of the Methods of Pathological and Vegetable Histology and the Application of the Microscope to Jurisprudence...
- Ventriduct the tip of the mandible still father, and dissect off the muscles…1871, Burt Green Wilder, Collected Reprints Volume 1, page 425
Antonyms of ventriduct
- dorsiduct
Forms of ventriduct
| third-person singular present | ventriducts |
|---|---|
| present participle | ventriducting |
| past participle | ventriducted |
| past | ventriducted |
Origin of ventriduct
From ventri- (relating to the belly/ventral) and -duct (from the Latin ducere, meaning to "lead" or "draw").
Questions about ventriduct
- What does ventriduct mean?
- Ventriduct means to bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
- What part of speech is ventriduct?
- Ventriduct is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ventriduct?
- The past tense of ventriduct is ventriducted.
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