ventricle

[ ven-tri-kuhl ]

/ ˈvɛn trɪ kəl /

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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 of ventricle

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

Words nearby ventricle

ventr-, ventrad, ventral, ventral fin, ventri-, ventricle, ventricles, ventricose, ventricular, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia

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How to use ventricle in a sentence

My heart felt like someone had grabbed it inside my rib cage and squeezed so hard the ventricles were about to burst.
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If San Diego’s urban core were a human heart, then the 53rd Congressional District would be, geographically, its left ventricle.
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When she pulled her fingers away, she could see the thrust of his ventricle against his skin.
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Persistent glycosuria has been noted in brain injuries involving the floor of the fourth ventricle.
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The little concavity between the false vocal bands above and the true vocal bands below is termed the ventricle of the larynx.
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The blood is thus made to pass into the arteries upon the contraction of the ventricle walls.
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Large ones are far from rare, and the ventricle is frequently enormously distended.
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In pregnant women, a corrupt matter is generated which, flowing to the ventricle, spoils the appetite and causes sickness.
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British Dictionary definitions for ventricle

ventricle

/ (ˈvɛntrɪkəl) /

noun anatomy

a chamber of the heart, having thick muscular walls, that receives blood from the atrium and pumps it to the arteries

any one of the four main cavities of the vertebrate brain, which contain cerebrospinal fluid

any of various other small cavities in the body

Word Origin for ventricle

C14: from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter belly

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Scientific definitions for ventricle

ventricle

[ vĕn′trĭ-kəl ]

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.

Other words from ventricle

ventricular adjective (vĕn-trĭk′yə-lər)