ventricle


Definition: Meaning of, ventricle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈvɛntrɪk(ə)l /

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ventricle ventricles
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  1. one of the two spaces in the bottom of your heart through which blood pumps out to your body [↪  auricle]
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ventricle used in phrases

  • fourth ventricle (noun)
    1. an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord
  • heart ventricle (noun)
    1. a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
  • lateral ventricle (noun)
    1. either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro
  • left ventricle (noun)
    1. the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
  • posterior vein of the left ventricle (noun)
    1. arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus
  • right ventricle (noun)
    1. the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk
  • third ventricle (noun)
    1. a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct
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