Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventriduct

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ven-triduct
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.

Example Sentences

"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 opposite"
"Ventriduct the tip of the mandible still father, and dissect off the muscles…"
"... the roof of the skull should be removed with nippers. In doing this, ventriduct the head and insert one blade of the nippers into the foramen magnum…"

Etymology

From ventri- (relating to the belly/ventral) and -duct (from the Latin ducere, meaning to "lead" or "draw").

Inflected Forms

ventriducts (present, singular) ventriducting (participle, present) ventriducted (participle, past) ventriducted (past)

Antonyms

dorsiduct

Questions

What does ventriduct mean?: To bring, carry, or draw the head of an animal (or another body part) toward the belly or the lower (ventral) surface.
Where does ventriduct come from?: From ventri- (relating to the belly/ventral) and -duct (from the Latin ducere, meaning to "lead" or "draw").

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