ventricle
n.
cavity in an organ or a body; one of the two main chambers of the heart; any of the four cavities of the brain
Ventricle
Ventricle
ventricle
Noun
1. one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
(hypernym) cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
(hyponym) fourth ventricle
(part-holonym) brain, encephalon
(part-meronym) spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid
2. a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
(synonym) heart ventricle
(hypernym) chamber
(hyponym) left ventricle
Ventricle
(n.)
The stomach.
(n.)
Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function may be conceived of as operating.
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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