ventriculus 
triculus lateralla, the lateral ventricle of the c.m-hrain ; 
the hitiventrietilns in pro. <eli;i. Ventrtculus Morga- 
gnll, the ventricle of tin- larynx. Ventriculus olfacto- 
rtus, the olfactory ventricle; the rhinoeiclhi. - Ventrt- 
culUB optlcus, tin- optic ventricle; the inesc<rli:i. 
Ventriculus quartus, the fourth venhiele, or ventricle 
of the ecreliellnm ; the nnt;tio]i:i i m- l< |.li-.e]i:u. Ven- 
triculua quintus, the tlfth ventriele of the brain: the 
cavity of tile, septum Itleiitllln ; the pwelliloeit'liil. Ven- 
triculus sinister, the left ventricle of the heiirt. 
Ventriculus auccenturlatus, the duodenum. Ven- 
tliCUlUB tertlUS, the thlnl ventricle of the hraili; the 
dineielia. Ventriculus trlcornls, the three-horneil ven- 
triele; the lateral ventriele i>t the een hrnai. Also called 
t-i'nlrii-iilitjt Inlrrtlli* ;unt, nn.ir [impel ly, jmxurlia. 
ventricumbent (ven-ti-i-knm'iient), . [< L. 
i-i-iili-r (rentr-), belly, + *riiil>i'ii( !-), ppr. of 
"cHHiliin, lie down: sec eiiinbfnt.'] Lyingupon 
tin' belly; prone: opposed to dorfnrniiiln nl. 
II ililir ami <;ni/i; Anat. Tech., p. 3(i. [Rare.] 
ventriduct (ven'tri-dukt), r. t. [< L. renter 
(1'inlr-), belly, 4- ilm-tii.i, pp. of dueere, lead, 
conduct.] To bring or carry (the head of an 
animal) to or toward the belly: opposed to 
dursiiliii-l. II ililt-r mill tlni/e. [Rare.] 
ventrilocution (ven'tri-lo-ku'shgn), n, [< L. 
renter (rentr-), belly, + locutio(n-), < Int/iii. 
speak. Of. ventriloquy.} Ventriloquism. 
ventriloque (ven'tn-lok), a. [< F. ventriloque, 
a ventriloquist: see ventriloquoiu.] Ventrilo- 
quial. Hood, Irish Schoolmaster. 
ventriloquial (ven-tri-16'kwi-al), <i. [< renirii- 
<>qu-y 4- -/.] Of or pertaining to, or usin^;, 
ventriloquism. 
The symphony began, antl was soon afterwards followed 
hy a faint kind of ventriloquial chirping. . . . "rtingout!" 
shouted one gentleman. . . . "I can't," replied Mis* Amelia. 
Dickens, Sketches, Characters, viii. 
Ventriloquial monkey, a South American squirrel- 
monkey of the genus Cauilhrix. _ 
ventriloQuially (veu-tri-16'kwi-al-i), adr. In 
a ventriloquial manner. Mi ilic/il \i-iry, LII. 278. 
ventriloquism (ven-tril'o-kwizm), n. [< ven- 
triliH/u-i/ + -imn.~\ The act, art, or practice of 
speaking or uttering sounds in such a manner 
that tho voice appears to come, not from the 
person speaking, but from a distance, as from 
the opposite side of the room or from the 
cellar. Ventriloquism differs from ordinary speaking 
mainly in the mode of respiration. A very full inspira- 
tion is taken, which is breathed out slowly and gradually, 
the sound of the voice heing dexterously modified and 
diminished by the muscles of the larynx and the palate. 
At the same time the lips of the performer are scarcely 
moved, and the deception is still further facilitated by 
the attention of the auditors being directed to the pre- 
tended source of the voice. Ventriloquism was known to 
the ancient Greeks aa welt as to the Romans. 
What is called ventriloquim, . . . and Is not uncom- 
monly ascribed to a mysterious power of producing voice 
somewhere else than in the larynx, depends entirely upon 
the accuracy with which the performer can almtilate sounds 
of a particular character, and upon the skill with which 
he can suggest a belief in the existence of the causes of 
these sounds. Thus, If the ventriloquist desire to create 
the belief that a voice issues from the bowels of the earth, 
he imitates, with great accuracy, the tones of such a 
half-stifled voice, and suggests the existence of some one 
uttering it by directing his answers and gestures towards 
the ground. The gestures and tones are such as would be 
produced by a given cause ; and, no other cause being ap- 
parent, the mind of the bystander insensibly judges the 
suggested cause to exist. Huxley. 
ventriloquist (ven-tril'o-kwist), n. [As ven- 
tri/iiqu-y + -int.'] One who practises or is skilled 
in ventriloquism; one who speaks in such a 
manner that his voice appears to come from 
some distant place or other quarter. 
I regard truth as a divine ventriloquigt : I care not from 
whose mouth the sounds are supposed to proceed, if only 
the words are audible and intelligible. 
Coleridge. Biog. Lit, Ix. 
ventriloquistic (veu-tril-o-kwis'tik), n. [< mi- 
tritiM/Hixt + -/<.] Of or pertaining to ventrilo- 
quism or ventriloquists; ventriloquial. H. O. 
Forbes, Eastern Archipelago, p. 72. 
ventriloquize (ven-trU'o-kwiz), r. i. ; pret. and 
pp. rciitriloqui;ed, ppr. rcntrihtquizinij. [< im- 
triloqu-y + -i:e."\ To practise ventriloquism ; 
speak like a ventriloquist. Also spelled ven- 
triloquise. 
ventriloquous (ven-tril'o-kwus), a. [= F. rcn- 
trilni/iK.< LL. ventriloquits, one who apparently 
speaks from his belly, < L. venter (ventr-), belly, 
+ loqui, speak.] Same as ventriloquial. The 
Century, XXXVI. 719. 
ventriloquy (veii-tril'o-kwi), . [= F. rentri- 
Iniinie, < LL. ventriloqiius, one who apparently 
speaks from the belly, < L. venter (ventr-), belly, 
T loqui, speak.] Same as ventriloquism. 
ventrimesal (ven-tri-mes'al), a. [< venlrimen- 
(.011) + -at.] Of or pertaining to the ventri- 
meson ; situated at or upon the veutrimesou. 
Also rentromcKiil. 
ventrimeson (ve-n-tri-mes'on), n. [NL. (Wilder 
and Gage, 1882), < L. venter (ventr-), belly, + 
6723 
NL. iiiisiiii, i|. v. ] The ventral border of tlir 
nil-son, opposite tin- dorsimeson. S,-i- mi-nun. 
ventripotent (ven-tri]. n tent i. -I. [< L. nntir 
(I'l-nfr-]. l>cll\ , + fnt!i in t- i.'. ppr. of j>u,**t. In- 
able, hiive power.) Of great gastromiin : 
pacity. [liare and humorous.] 
The i. nil ,!.!. ,ii n, nut io|I >mnaa|, thegreat eater, work. 
er, eurner, mid w.-i*ter. the 111:111 ot mm h unit witty 1,-iiiKh 
ter. the 111:111 of tin- L-I .it h. n t and alaH ! of the don 1. 11 11] 
honesty, is a ItKUle nut y-t eh':iili, M I hrfm.- the wnilil . 
he still awaits a sober and yet genial portrait. 
It. L. .S7.'i-i'ii*ii(i, liotwip on a Novel of liumas's. 
ventripyramid (ven-tri-pir'ii-inid), . [< L. 
I'mli-r (rentr-), belly, + pi/ramis, jiyruiniil. | 
S;i me ;is jitji il unit. \ . 
ventrocystorrhaphy (ven n,, >,i> tor'a-ii), . 
f< L. /./,/., iiiiilr-), belly, + Or. nitons, blad- 
'let- + ixupij, seam, < fmitTtiv, sew.] 
An operation for the opening of an intra-ab- 
doiiiiiiitl cyst and providing for the free dis- 
charge of its contents, by inwioiisly attaching 
its wall to that of the abdomen, thus practical- 
ly converting it into a surface-tumor. 
ventrodorsally (ven-tro-dor'sai-i), nrfr. In a 
dorsal din. lion; from belly to back ; dorsad. 
ventrofixation (ven'tro-nk-Ka'shon), . In 
*nrii., the at tachment by operation of any of the 
viscera, especially the uterus (for correction of 
displacement ), to the abdominal wall. 
ventro-inguinal (ven-tro-ing'gwi-nal), n. 
Common to the belly and groin ; pertaining to 
tin- abdominal cavity and the inguinal canal : 
as, the spermatic cord becomes vetitro-ini/uinul 
during tne descent of the testis. Ventro-lngul- 
nal hernia, direct inguinal hernia. 
ventrolateral (ven-tro-lat'e-ral), a. Of or 
pertaining to the ventral and lateral sides of 
the body: as, the ventrolateral muscles. 
ventrolaterally (ven-tro-lat'e-ral-i), adr. In 
a ventrolateral position or direction; to, at, or 
on the side of the belly. Hujcley and Martin, 
Elementary Biology, p. 95. 
ventromesal ( veu-tro-mes'al), . Same as cen- 
trimesal. 
ventrpsity (ven-tros'i-ti), n. [< LL. ventromix, 
tentriosvs, having a farge belly, + -ity.] Cor- 
pulence. 
ventrotomy (veu-trot'o-mi), . [< L. venter 
(rentr-), belly,+ Gr. -ny//'n,< TIMVUV, raiuiv, cut.] 
In .-Hi rii.. abtfominal section ; laparotomy. 
ventsearcher (vent'ser'cher), n. A small wire 
having a curved or hooked point, designed to 
detect cavities in the vent of a gun. 
vent-stopper (vent'stop'er), H. In ordnance, 
a plug or cap used to close a vent-hole. E. H. 
Kiiii/nt. 
vent-tube ( vent'tub), H. In bacteriology, a ven- 
tilating tube of some culture-tubes; a slender 
straight or curved tube attached to the upper 
part of the main tube, and containing the plug 
of raw cotton. Dolley, Bacteria Investigation, 
p. 62. 
venture (ven'tur), w. [< ME. venture, rentur ; 
by apheresis from aventure, adventure: see ad- 
venture.] 1. An undertaking of chance or dan- 
ger; the risking of something upon an event 
which cannot be foreseen with certainty ; the 
staking of something; a hazard. 
I shall yow telle of a rentur certeyn, 
And that a strange, if ft please yow to here. 
Otntryde* (E. E. T. S.), 1. 152-J. 
To desperate venture* and assured destruction. 
Sluik., Rich. HI., v. :!. 319. 
2. Specifically, a scheme for making gain by 
way of trade ; a commercial speculation. 
I, In this venture, double gains pursue, 
And laid out all my stock to purchase you. 
3. The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; 
particularly, something sent to sea in trade. 
My venture* are not in one bottom trusted. 
Skat., M. of V., i. 1. 42. 
May every merchant here see safe his venture .' 
Fletcher, Beggars' Bush, v. 2. 
Certainly Aristophanes had no Venture at Sea, or else 
must think the Trident signified but very little. 
./. CiUier, Short View (ed. 1008), p. 89. 
4. Chance; hap; contingency; luck; an event 
that is not or cannot be foreseen. 
Yef thow haddest do alle the gode dedes of the worlde, 
and thyn ende were euell, thow were in a venture all for 
to lese. Meriin (E. E. T. 8.), i. 98. 
Venture hath place in love. 
Earl of Oiford (Arbor's Eng. Garner, I. 599). 
At a venture, at hazard ; without seeing the end or 
mark, or without foreseeing the issue ; at random. 
80 fourth she went and left all other thing, 
At a venture your welefare for to see. 
Generydet(K. E. T. S.X 1. 1238. 
vent- wire 
\ i Main man >! '" venture. 1 Kl. x< 
= 8yn. 1. ;;.'.-.,.!,. Sec ruti. 
Venture (ven'tun, <-.; pi-el, ami pp. 1-1 n turnl, 
ppr. n iitni-iiiii. | liv apliiTi-Ms ft nnntim, 
mlri ntiii-i . r.\ I. nilriinx. 1. To dare; have 
courage 01- presumption, as to do. undertake. 
nr -.,;, . 
To whom alone 1 vrntiirr to e.iniphiin. 
2. To run a hazard or risk; try tlie chance: 
make a venture; expose one's life, fortune, etc. 
There U also a Kope stretched crow the Street brat 
hliih, and no man may pass this place till he Is rxamin'd, 
unless he will venture to he soundly bang'd by the Wati-h. 
Uampier, Voyages, II. I. 77. 
Shot. Break their talk. Mistress Quickly ; my klniiuan 
shall >i>ak for himself. 
Slen. I'll make a shaft or a IK.U on 't: 'slid, 'tis but ven- 
turiny. Skat., M. W. of W., 111. 4. . 
I.et him venture 
In some deeay'd crare of his own 
Beau, anil ft.. Captain I :. 
You have greatly ventured; but all must do so who 
would greatly win. /. / . 
To venture at, to venture on or upon, to dare to en- 
gage in ; attempt without any certainty of success. 
II. i ma.-:. 1. To expose to hazard; risk; 
stake. 
We all arc soldiers, and all venture lives. 
Beau, and f7.. King and No King, L 1. 
If every hair of my head were a man, In this quarrel I 
would venture them all. 
Quoted in Macaulay'l Hist. Kng , v. 
2. To run the hazard of; expose one's self to. 
I should venture purgatory for t. 
Shot., Othello, Iv. 3. 77. 
No, no, I'll walk late no more ; I ought less to tenturr it 
than other people, and so I was told. 
Swift, Journal to Stella, June 30, 1711. 
3. To put or send on a venture or commercial 
speculation. 
The catle were y best goods, for y* other, being ventured 
ware, were neither at y best (some of them) nor at y best 
l>: : - Bradford, Plymouth Plantation, p. 2U1. 
4. To confide in; rely on; trust. [Rare.] 
A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one 
whom he would not renlurt to feel his pulse. 
, I i/i/ 1* in, Spectator, No. 21. 
venturer (ven'tur-er), . [< venture + -er 1 .] 
1. One who ventures or adventures; one who 
risks life, property, etc. ; one who causes risk ; 
one who puts to hazard. 
A merchant venturer of dalntle meate. 
tiashe, Pierce Penllesse, p. 4. 
The i->-niui->'i-.< with the sword were sixty thousand in 
number, . . . because Mustafa had dispersed a rumour 
. . . that Kamagusta was much more wealthy and rich 
then the citie of Nicosia was 
Halduyl't Voyage*, II. I. 129. 
2t. A prostitute ; a strumpet. Webster Mer- 
chant Venturers!. Same aa Merchant Adveuturm. See 
adventurer. 
venturesome (ven'tur-sum), . [< venture + 
-sunie. C'f. adventurcsonif.] Inclined to ven- 
ture; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; 
intrepid ; hazardous. 
That bold and venturesome act of his. 
fitrii*. Eccles. Mem., Henry VIII., an. 1M. 
But for the chance preservation of the word In Latin, 
ft might seem venturesome to make Spanish explain I'm* 
brlan. Amer. Jour. Pkitol., VI. 244. 
venturesomely (ven'tur-sum-li), orfr. In a ven- 
turesome or bold or daring manner. 
venturesomeness (ven'tur-sum-nes), . The 
property of being venturesome. Jeffrey. 
venturine (ven'tur-in), n. Same as aventurin. 
venturous (veu'tur-us), a. [By apheresis from 
aventuroiiK, adventurous.] Daring ; bold ; hardy; 
fearless; intrepid; adventurous. 
I have a venturou* fairy that shall seek the squirrel's 
hoard, and fetch thee new nuts. Shalt., M. X. !>., Iv. 1. 39. 
Pray you, demand him why he Is no venlurmit. 
To press thus to my chamber, being forbidden. 
B. Jmaon, Catiline, II. 1. 
venturously (ven'tur-ug-li), adr. In a ventur- 
ous manner; daringly ; fearlessly; boldly; in- 
trepidly. 
Captain Standish and Isaac Alderton went mi/uroiufy, 
who were welcomed of him after their manner. 
Mourt'i Journal, quoted in N. Morton's Xew England's 
[Memorial, App., p. 355. 
venturousness (ven'tnr-us-nes), . The qual- 
ity of being venturous; boldness; hardiness; 
fearlessness; intrepidity. Roylf. 
Ventusingt, " Cupping. See ri-iit'i- 
vent-wire (vent'wir), n. In founding, a long 
steel wire used to make vent-holes in green and 
dry sand-molds, to provide an escape for the 
gases evolved in the process of casting. It is 
made with a bow at one end, and a sharp point 
at the other. E. H. Ettiijnt. 
