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

ventrally
ventrals
ventre
ventred
ventres
ventresca
ventri-
ventricle
ventricle of Sylvius
ventricle of cerebral hemisphere
ventricle of diencephalon
ventricle of rhombencephalon
ventricles
ventricles of heart
ventricose
ventricous (current term)
ventricular
ventricular aberration
ventricular afterload
ventricular aneurysm
ventricular arrhythmia
ventricular arrhythmias
ventricular arteries
ventricular band of larynx
ventricular bigeminy
ventricular bradycardia
ventricular capture
ventricular complex
ventricular conduction

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