duc-, -duce, -duct, -ducent, -ductor, -duction, -ductive, -ducer, -ducement, -ducation +
(Latin: to lead, leading; bringing; to take; to draw along or out)
ventriduct
To draw, or turn, toward the abdomen.
ventriduction
1. The passive or active movement of a body part in a ventral (stomach) direction.
2. Moving toward the abdomen or abdominal wall.
viaduct
1. An elevated structure, consisting of a series of arches or spans, by means of which a railway or road is carried over a valley, road, river, or marshy low-lying ground.
2. Etymology: from Latin via, "way, road" + -duct "a leading, a conducting", past participle of ducere, "to lead".
Cross references of word families related to "bear, carry, bring":
-fer;
ger-;
later-, -lation;
phoro-;
port-.
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