ventriculus

[ven-trik-yuh-luhs]

noun

Zoology.

plural

ventriculi 

1. the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.

2. gizzard.

ventriculus

/ vɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs /

noun

1. zoology

   1. the midgut of an insect, where digestion takes place

   2. the gizzard of a bird

2. another word for ventricle

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriculus¹

From Latin, dating back to 1685–95; ventricle

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriculus¹

C18: from Latin, diminutive of venter belly

Example Sentences

One lives in the soil and the other, first identified in 1844, is called Sarcina ventriculi and was known to cause gastrointestinal symptoms in humans and animals like those the Tacugama chimps suffered.

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By appearance, the microbe seemed to be Sarcina ventriculi, which looks a bit like a four-leaf clover and is ubiquitous in water and soil around the world.

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The team also wonders whether cases in other animal species that were classified as S. ventriculi might belong to this new species—or other unidentified types of Sarcina.

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One about the pharinx, where the œsophagus opens into the mouth, and the other about the cardia ventriculi, where it opens into the stomach.

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Sir Astley Cooper mentioned a case of hernia ventriculi from external violence, wherein the diaphragm was lacerated without any fracture of the ribs.

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