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ven·tri·cle 
[ven-tri-kuhl] Pronunciation Key
[ven-tri-kuhl] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body. |
| 2. | Anatomy.
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| ven·tri·cle
(věn'trĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
n. A small cavity or chamber within a body or organ, especially: a. The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.
[Middle English, from Old French ventricule, from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter, belly.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| ventricle | |
noun | |
| 1. | one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid |
| 2. | a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ventricle
(věn'trĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
ventricular adjective (věn-trĭk'yə-lər)
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ventricle ven·tri·cle (věn'trĭ-kəl)
n.
A small cavity or chamber within a body or an organ, especially the right or left ventricle of the heart or any of the interconnecting ventricles of the brain.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Ventricle
Ven"tri*cle\, n. [L. ventriculus the stomach, a ventricle, dim. of venter the belly: cf. F. ventricule. See Ventral.]1. (Anat.) 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. Note: The principal ventricles of the brain are the fourth in the medulla, the third in the midbrain, the first and second, or lateral, ventricles in the cerebral hemispheres, all of which are connected with each other, and the fifth, or pseudoc[oe]le, situated between the hemispheres, in front of, or above, the fornix, and entirely disconnected with the other cavities. See Brain, and C[oe]lia. 2. The stomach. [Obs.] Whether I will or not, while I live, my heart beats, and my ventricle digests what is in it. --Sir M. Hale. 3. Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function may be conceived of as operating. These [ideas] are begot on the ventricle of memory. --Shak.
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