noun
pl. -·u·li·- Entomology that part of the alimentary tract of an insect, analogous to the stomach, where digestion takes place
- Ornithology the gizzard of a bird
Origin of ventriculus
Modern Latin from L: see ventricleventriculus
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ventriculus
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pl. ven·tric·u·li,A hollow digestive organ, especially the stomach of certain insects or the gizzard of a bird.
Origin of ventriculus
Latin diminutive of venter ventr- bellyTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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From the Latin word ventriculus, the diminutive form of venter (belly).
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ventriculus - Medical Definition
n.
pl. ventriculi (-lī′)A hollow digestive organ, especially the stomach of certain insects or the gizzard of a bird.
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