lateral ventricle

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lateral ventricle n.
A horseshoe-shaped cavity conforming to the general shape of each cerebral hemisphere and communicating with the third ventricle.

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lateral ventricle
noun
either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro

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