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Ventanna


VENTAN'NA,

VENT'ER, noun One who utters, reports or publishes.

VEN'TER, noun [Latin]

1. In anatomy, the abdomen, or lower belly; formerly applied to any large cavity containing viscera, as the head, thorax and abdomen, called three venters.

2. The womb; and hence, mother. A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.

3. The belly of a muscle.