Ventricle Definition
vĕntrĭ-kəl
ventricles
noun
ventricles
Any of various cavities or hollow organs.
Webster's New World
The definition of a ventricle is a cavity in an organism that lies in the brain or heart.
An example of a ventricle is a chamber in the heart that gets blood from the atria and pumps blood into the arteries.
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Synonyms:
- heart ventricle
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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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