Ventricle Definition
vĕntrĭ-kəl
ventricles
noun
ventricles
Any of various cavities or hollow organs.
Webster's New World
Any of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain of vertebrate animals. The ventricles are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
American Heritage Science
Synonyms:
- heart ventricle
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other
A chamber of the heart that receives blood from one or more atria and pumps it by muscular contraction into the arteries. Mammals, birds, and reptiles have two ventricles; amphibians and fish have one.
American Heritage Science
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Other Word Forms of Ventricle
Noun
Singular:
ventricle
Plural:
ventriclesOrigin of Ventricle
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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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