left ventricle

ventricle

[ven´trĭ-k'l] a small cavity or chamber, as in the brain or heart.ventricle of Arantius 1. the rhomboid fossa, especially its lower end.2. cavity of septum pellucidum.fifth ventricle cavity of septum pellucidum.fourth ventricle a median cavity in the hindbrain, containing cerebrospinal fluid.ventricle of larynx the space between the true and false vocal cords.lateral ventricle the cavity in each cerebral hemisphere, derived from the cavity of the embryonic tube, containing cerebrospinal fluid.left ventricle the lower chamber of the left side of the heart, which pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to all the tissues of the body.Morgagni's ventricle ventricle of larynx.pineal ventricle an extension of the third ventricle into the stalk of the pineal body.right ventricle the lower chamber of the right side of the heart, which pumps venous blood through the pulmonary trunk and arteries to the capillaries of the lung.third ventricle a narrow cleft below the corpus callosum, within the diencephalon between the two thalami.

left ven·tri·cle (LV),

[TA] the lower chamber on the left side of the heart that receives the arterial blood from the left atrium and drives it by the contraction of its walls into the aorta. Synonym(s): ventriculus sinister [TA]

left ven·tri·cle

(left ven'tri-kĕl) [TA] The lower chamber on the left side of the heart that receives the arterial blood from the left atrium and drives it by the contraction of its walls into the aorta.

Left ventricle

The large chamber on the lower left side of the heart. The left ventricle sends blood to the aorta and the rest of the body.Mentioned in: Aortic Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Edema

left ventricle

left ventricle

ventricle

left ven·tri·cle (LV),

left ven·tri·cle

Left ventricle

left ventricle

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noun 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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