Definitions for ventricle
ˈvɛn trɪ kəlven·tri·cle

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1. ventriclenoun

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

2. ventricle, heart ventriclenoun

   a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

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1. ventriclenoun

   Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

2. ventriclenoun

   One of two lower chambers of the heart.

3. ventriclenoun

   One of four cavities in the brain.

4. ventriclenoun

   The stomach.

5. ventriclenoun

   The womb.

6. Etymology: From ventricule, from ventriculus, diminutive of venter

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1. ventricle

   A ventricle is a chamber of the heart, either two lower chambers or cavities, that receives blood from the atrium and pumps it out into arteries. Ventricle is also used to refer to a cavity or chamber within the brain which is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

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1. Ventriclenoun

   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

2. Ventriclenoun

   the stomach

3. Ventriclenoun

   fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function may be conceived of as operating

4. Etymology: [L. ventriculus the stomach, a ventricle, dim. of venter the belly: cf. F. ventricule. See Ventral.]

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1. Ventricle

   In the heart, a ventricle is one of two large chambers that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs. The atrium primes the Pump. Interventricular means between two or more ventricles, while intraventricular means within one ventricle. In a four-chambered heart, such as that in humans, there are two ventricles: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation to/for the lungs, and the left ventricle pumps blood into the systemic circulation through the aorta. Ventricles have thicker walls than atria and generate higher blood pressures. The physiologic load on the ventricles requiring pumping of blood throughout the body and lungs is much greater than the pressure generated by the atria to fill the ventricles. Further, the left ventricle has thicker walls than the right because it needs to pump blood to most of the body while the right ventricle fills only the lungs. The mass of the left ventricle, as estimated by magnetic resonance imaging, averages 143 g ± 38.4 g, with a range of 87––224 g.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ventricle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ventricle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ventricle in a Sentence

1. Redmond Burke:

   The right ventricle is the wimpier, weaker ventricle, and if ventricles could talk, it would say 'I can't do this. I'm not designed for this job,'.

2. Patricia Lauder:

   My heart had enlarged to about 65% beyond its (normal) capacity, because of the clot, initially, the pressure in her right ventricle was very dilated and not functioning well.

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