Definition of ventricle Ventricle

ven•tri•cle

We found 12 definitions of ventricle from 5 different sources.

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Noun Plural: ventricles
ventricle - one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
		bodily cavity, cavum, cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
		encephalon, brain that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
		fourth ventricle an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord
		third ventricle a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct
		lateral ventricle either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro
ventricle - a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
		heart ventricle
		chamber a natural or artificial enclosed space
		left ventricle the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta

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ventricle (Noun)
Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially.
ventricle (Noun)
One of two lower chambers of the heart.
ventricle (Noun)
One of four cavities in the brain.
ventricle (Noun)
The stomach.
ventricle (Noun)
The womb.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ventricle (n.)
A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart.
ventricle (n.)
The stomach.
ventricle (n.)
Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function may be conceived of as operating.

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ventricle
A fluid-filled cavity in the heart or brain.

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ventricle, noun, singular of ventricles.

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