Associations to the word «Ventricle»

Wiktionary

VENTRICLE, noun. (anatomy) (zoology) Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:
VENTRICLE, noun. (anatomy) One of two lower chambers of the heart.
VENTRICLE, noun. (anatomy) One of four cavities in the brain.
VENTRICLE, noun. (archaic) (anatomy) (zoology) The stomach.
VENTRICLE, noun. (archaic) The womb.

Dictionary definition

VENTRICLE, noun. One of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid.
VENTRICLE, noun. A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley