ental

English edit

Etymology edit

ent- +‎ -al

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective edit

ental (comparative more ental, superlative most ental)

(anatomy) Relating to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner.
- 1881, Burt Green Wilder, A Guide to the Practical Work in Elementary Anatomy Etc.:
  Each pleura is seen to be a closed sack, which lines the corresponding side of the thorax to form the ectal or parietal lamina, and is reflected upon the viscera to form the ental or visceral lamina

Antonyms edit

ectal

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “ental”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)