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.
adjective
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of, relating to, involving, or constituting a ventricle
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having a belly
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swollen or distended; ventricose
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The Nature Biomedical Engineering study described the material as an intravascularly infused extracellular matrix biomaterial made from decellularized, enzymatically digested, and fractionated ventricular myocardium.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
AVI was also connected to a higher left ventricular mass index, a measure related to heart structure.
From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025
Another doctor, André Simon, the director of heart and lung transplantation and ventricular assist devices at Harefield Hospital, had a similarly long-standing relationship with HeartWare and Medtronic, going back to 2014.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
“Lisa is in stable condition, and her left ventricular assist device is still functioning,” Dr. Montgomery said, referring to the heart pump.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024
When he developed ventricular fibrillation, a heart rhythm abnormality that can be fatal within minutes, the problem was quickly fixed.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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