Venter

UK: /ˈvɛntə/ US: (ven′tər)

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Venter / ˈvɛntə/ noun

1. (John) Craig. born 1946, US biologist: founder of the Institute for Genomic Research (1992) whose work contributed greatly to the mapping of the human genome

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ven•ter  (ven′tər), n. 

1. Anatomy, Zoology
   • the abdomen or belly.
   • a bellylike cavity or concavity.
   • a bellylike protuberance.
2. Law the womb, or a wife or mother, as a source of offspring.

• Latin venter belly, womb
• 1535–45

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venter / ˈvɛntə/ noun

1. the belly or abdomen of vertebrates
2. a protuberant structure or part, such as the belly of a muscle
3. the swollen basal region of an archegonium, containing the developing ovum
4. the womb

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin