Definition of Ventricous

1. Adjective. Having a swelling on one side. "The ventricose gullet of an insect"

Exact synonyms: Ventricose
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology, Anatomy, General Anatomy
Similar to: Protrusive

Medical Definition of Ventricous

1. Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla. Ventricose shell. A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle. A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex. Origin: NL. Ventricosus, fr. L. Venter belly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventricous

ventre
ventred
ventres
ventricle
ventricle
ventricles
ventricles
ventricles of heart
ventricle of cerebral hemisphere
ventricle of diencephalon
ventricle of rhombencephalon
ventricle of Sylvius
ventricose
ventricose
ventricous (current term)
ventricous (current term)
ventricular
ventricular
ventricularis
ventricularization
ventricular aberration
ventricular afterload
ventricular aneurysm
ventricular aneurysm
ventricular arrhythmia
ventricular arrhythmias
ventricular arteries
ventricular assist device
ventricular band of larynx
ventricular bigeminy

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