ventricles

[ven-tri-kuhl]

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noun

Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.

Anatomy.

either of the two lower chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the atria and in turn force it into the arteries.

one of a series of connecting cavities of the brain.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ventriculus belly, ventricle. See venter, -i-, -cle¹

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ventricle

(věn'trĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key

A chamber of the heart that receives blood from one or more atria and pumps it by muscular contraction into the arteries. Mammals, birds, and reptiles have two ventricles; amphibians and fish have one.
Any of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain of vertebrate animals. The ventricles are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

ventricular adjective (věn-trĭk'yə-lər)

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ventricles [(ven-tri-kuhlz)]

The two lower chambers of the heart, which receive blood from the atria and pump it into the arteries. (See circulatory system.)

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