ventricular
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
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of or relating to a belly or to something resembling one.
Other Word Forms
- interventricular adjective
- subventricular adjective
Etymology
Origin of ventricular
Example Sentences
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Under normal conditions, these cells divide mainly at right angles to the ventricular surface.
From Science Daily
AVI was also connected to a higher left ventricular mass index, a measure related to heart structure.
From Science Daily
This work is important because ventricular arrhythmia is the most lethal complication after myocardial infarction.
From Science Daily
This allows her heart to deflate, allowing the "very tricky" procedure to detach part of her heart - the right ventricular outflow tract - and the pulmonary artery from where it has stuck to her skin.
From BBC
The reduction in LV mass correlated with the reduction in body weight, as well as with decreases in left ventricular volumes.
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