ventricle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:
One of two lower chambers of the heart.
One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.
A ventriculus; especially, a stomach.
The womb.

vĕnʹtrĭk-əl /ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ventricle.wav

ventricle ventricles

From late Middle English, from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventriculus.

cardioventricle cerebroventricle

interventricular intraventricular ventriculated ventriculus

ventricular ventriculate ventriculo- ventricul-

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