Ventricumbent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ventricumbent is an adjective meaning (formal) Lying face-down.
Meaning
(formal) Lying face-down.
Example Sentences
Place the cat ventricumbent with a block between the arms and under the neck, so that the structures on the dorsal part of the body may be somewhat tense.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cumbent, prone, prostrate, latericumbent, resupine, semirecumbent.
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