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Definition of Ventricle

1. Noun. One of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid.

2. Noun. A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries.

Definition of Ventricle

1. n. A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart.

2. n. A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart.

Definition of Ventricle

1. Noun. (context: anatomy zoology) Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) One of two lower chambers of the heart. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) One of four cavities in the brain. ¹

4. Noun. (context: archaic anatomy zoology) The stomach. ¹

5. Noun. (archaic) The womb. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ventricle

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Medical Definition of Ventricle

1. The paired (right and left) more muscular chambers of the heart that pump blood into the pulmonary (right ventricle) and systemic (left ventricle) circulation. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventricle

ventral thalamic peduncle ventral tier thalamic nuclei ventral white column ventralis ventralize ventralized ventralizes ventralizing ventrally ventrals

ventre ventred ventres ventresca ventri- ventricle (current term) ventricle of Sylvius ventricle of cerebral hemisphere ventricle of diencephalon ventricle of rhombencephalon

ventricles ventricles of heart ventricose ventricous ventricular ventricular aberration ventricular afterload ventricular aneurysm ventricular arrhythmia ventricular arrhythmias

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