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		Definition of ventricle in English: ventriclenoun ˈvɛntrɪk(ə)lˈvɛntrək(ə)l Anatomy 1A hollow part or cavity in an organ.  Example sentencesExamples -  It communicated with the left ventricle through an orifice surrounded by pearly endocardial plaque.
 -  As the impulse travels down the bundles, the ventricles contract and the cycle repeats itself.
 
  Synonyms space, chamber, hollow, hole, pocket, pouch - 1.1 Each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right.
 Example sentencesExamples -  Blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.
 -  In chickens, the right ventricle of the heart enlarges and can't pump blood efficiently to the lungs.
 -  After passing to the left ventricle through the mitral valve, blood goes to the aorta.
 -  At operation, dense adhesions between the left lung and the right and left ventricle were present.
 -  Blood vessels that originate from the right and left ventricles are designated as arteries and have a distinctive structure.
 
  - 1.2 Each of the four connected fluid-filled cavities in the centre of the brain.
 Example sentencesExamples -  The fourth ventricle is between the pons and cerebellum.
 -  Examination of the brain revealed only enlarged lateral and third ventricles.
 -  Finally, the perceived object could enter into the rear ventricle of the brain, the memory.
 -  There was no definite plane between the tumor and the floor of the fourth ventricle.
 -  The subarachnoid space is continuous with the cavities of the cerebral ventricles.
 
  
 
 Origin   Late Middle English: from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter 'belly'.    Definition of ventricle in US English: ventriclenounˈventrək(ə)lˈvɛntrək(ə)l Anatomy 1A hollow part or cavity in an organ.  Example sentencesExamples -  As the impulse travels down the bundles, the ventricles contract and the cycle repeats itself.
 -  It communicated with the left ventricle through an orifice surrounded by pearly endocardial plaque.
 
  Synonyms space, chamber, hollow, hole, pocket, pouch - 1.1 Each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right.
 Example sentencesExamples -  In chickens, the right ventricle of the heart enlarges and can't pump blood efficiently to the lungs.
 -  At operation, dense adhesions between the left lung and the right and left ventricle were present.
 -  Blood vessels that originate from the right and left ventricles are designated as arteries and have a distinctive structure.
 -  Blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.
 -  After passing to the left ventricle through the mitral valve, blood goes to the aorta.
 
  - 1.2 Each of the four connected fluid-filled cavities in the center of the brain.
 Example sentencesExamples -  Examination of the brain revealed only enlarged lateral and third ventricles.
 -  Finally, the perceived object could enter into the rear ventricle of the brain, the memory.
 -  The fourth ventricle is between the pons and cerebellum.
 -  There was no definite plane between the tumor and the floor of the fourth ventricle.
 -  The subarachnoid space is continuous with the cavities of the cerebral ventricles.
 
  
 
 Origin   Late Middle English: from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter ‘belly’.     |