Ventricle Definition

vĕntrĭ-kəl
ventricles
noun
ventricles
Any of various cavities or hollow organs.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • heart ventricle

Other Word Forms of Ventricle

Noun

Singular:
ventricle
Plural:
ventricles

Origin of Ventricle

  • From French ventricule, from Latin ventriculus (“belly, stomach, ventricle"), diminutive of venter (“belly, stomach, womb")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French ventricule from Latin ventriculus diminutive of venter belly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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