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A belly-like body part (as the belly of a muscle)
Answer for the clue "A belly-like body part (as the belly of a muscle) ", 6 letters:
venter
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Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) A vendor. Etymology 2 n. 1 A woman with offspring 2 (context anatomy English) A protuberant, usually hollow structure, notably: 3 # the belly 4 # an abdomen 5 A broad, shallow concavity, notably of a bone Etymology ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Venter \Vent"er\, n. [L.] (Anat.) The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. The uterus, or womb. A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the ...
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Venter or Venters is a surname, and may refer to:
WordNet
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n. a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen , stomach , belly ] the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet ...
Usage examples of venter.
Craig Venter, and the Human Genome Project consortium, the publicly funded group led by Francis S.
Because of these tiny genetic variations, Venter claims, many drugs work only on 30 to 50 percent of the human population.
But Venter says he scored top marks out of 35,000 of his navy peers in an intelligence test, which enabled him to pursue an interest in medicine.
His new venture will not patent the human genome sequence itself, Venter states.
All eyes will be on Venter to see how closely he can approach that goal.
On announcement day Venter predicted that the analysis will take most of this century.
Men merkte hen op en er werd rustig commentaar op hen geleverd, maar toen Awijan aanbood kebabachtige stokjes met geroosterde groenten voor hen te kopen, overhandigde de venter die met normale beleefdheid.
Secret Service men the Committee was staggered with the tidings of the execution of their comrades, Krause and Venter, in the prison-yard of the old Pretoria jail.
Captain introduced his corporal, Venter, warmly took leave of girls No.
English officer and Venter and Brenckmann, as his orderlies, dressed in khaki.
As before, the Captain came in a khaki uniform, while his orderly, Venter, was dressed like a soldier.
It was too early for the other passengers and a waiter called Hennie Venter served us.
It was Hennie Venter, the waiter from breakfast, doing the morning wake-up call.
Hennie Venter will bring some men to help me and then I will put you on the train to Barberton.
Hennie Venter remained outside looking into the compartment, his arms resting on the window sill.