Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atene

(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Veliferidae, the velifers or sailfin moonfish.

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

A prominent, overhanging belly. / Hence, a person with such a belly. / (medicine) A distended abdomen, especially caused by a tumour or enlarged organ; a physconia.