ventricular

[ven-trik-yuh-ler]

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
of or relating to a belly or to something resembling one.

Origin of ventricular

1815–25; < Latin ventricul(us) (see ventricle) + -ar¹

Related formsin·ter·ven·tric·u·lar, adjectivesub·ven·tric·u·lar, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ventricular

Contemporary Examples

The rhythm on the monitor was ventricular fibrillation, random electrical oscillations.
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Historical Examples

This is usually known as the "Breath-band," or "Ventricular" breath-control.
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Such hearts always show increase in thickness of the ventricular wall.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:
Louis Marshall Warfield
The third positive wave (v) occurs toward the end of ventricular systole.
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The patient had three convulsions and died with edema of lungs about 30 hours after the attack of ventricular fibrillation.
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Louis Marshall Warfield
The ventricular extrasystole on the contrary is commonly seen and readily recognized.
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British Dictionary definitions for ventricular

ventricular

adjective

of, relating to, involving, or constituting a ventricle
having a belly
swollen or distended; ventricose

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ventricular in Medicine

ventricular

(vĕn-trĭk′yə-lər)

adj.

Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

ventricular in Science

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.

Related formsventricular adjective (vĕn-trĭk′yə-lər)

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Examples from the Web for ventricular

Contemporary Examples

The rhythm on the monitor was ventricular fibrillation, random electrical oscillations.

Historical Examples

This is usually known as the "Breath-band," or "Ventricular" breath-control.

Such hearts always show increase in thickness of the ventricular wall.

The third positive wave (v) occurs toward the end of ventricular systole.

The patient had three convulsions and died with edema of lungs about 30 hours after the attack of ventricular fibrillation.

The ventricular extrasystole on the contrary is commonly seen and readily recognized.

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