Meaning

4 senses
  1. Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

    One of two lower chambers of the heart.

    Herzkammer

    желудочекželudoček

    шлу́ночокšlúnočok

  2. One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

    шлу́ночокšlúnočok

    one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid

  3. (archaic)A ventriculus; especially, a stomach.

  4. (archaic)The womb.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The right ventricle of the heart sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs for gas exchange.

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  2. Excess fluid in the cerebral ventricles can lead to hydrocephalus, a dangerous buildup of pressure.

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  3. Thick muscular walls allow each cardiac ventricle to generate enough pressure to move blood efficiently.

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  4. The left ventricle of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body through the aorta.

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  5. The lateral cerebral ventricles are large cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one of two lower chambers of the heart:
Русский
By meaning 1
one of two lower chambers of the heart:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one of two lower chambers of the heart:

Origin

From late Middle English, from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the

From late Middle English, from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventriculus.

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Forms

plural: ventricles
Singularventricle
Pluralventricles

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries:heart ventricle

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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