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ventricle /ˈvɛntrɪk(ə)l /noun Anatomy1A hollow part or cavity in an organ, in particular: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.
1.1Each of the two main chambers of the heart, left and right.After passing to the left ventricle through the mitral valve, blood goes to the aorta....- In chickens, the right ventricle of the heart enlarges and can't pump blood efficiently to the lungs.
- Blood flows from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.
1.2Each of the four connected fluid-filled cavities in the centre of the brain.The subarachnoid space is continuous with the cavities of the cerebral ventricles....- There was no definite plane between the tumor and the floor of the fourth ventricle.
- The fourth ventricle is between the pons and cerebellum.
Derivatives ventricular /vɛnˈtrɪkjʊlə/ adjective ...- In addition, the right coronary artery occasionally supplies a sizeable portion of left ventricular myocardium.
- In patients with good left ventricular function and no coronary artery disease, flecainide and propafenone can be used.
- Evidence of pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular enlargement is often present.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter 'belly'. |