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Look up: ventricle


  1. ventricle
    [n] - one of four connected cavities in the brain 2. [n] - a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=ventricle

  2. Ventricle
    The right ventricle is the lower-right chamber of the heart. Similarly the left ventricle is the lower-left chamber. Blood is pumped from the left ventricle to the rest of the body along arteries; and from the right ventricle to the lungs.
    Found op http://www.bcpa.co.uk/glossary.htm

  3. Ventricle
    a small cavity or chamber; there are four ventricles in the brain that circulate cerebrospinal fluid through it, and two in the heart that pump blood throughout the body
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=V

  4. Ventricle
    The name given to each of the two large chambers in the heart, the left and right ventricles. They collect blood from the atria and pump it out of the heart, the right ventricle to the lungs, and the left ventricle to the body. Also the name given to the fluid filled cavities within the brain, which...
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  5. Ventricle
    A small cavity, chamber, or compartment.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  6. Ventricle
    Ventricle: A chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the brain and the lower two chambers of the heart are called ventricles. Common Misspellings: ventrical
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5984

  7. Ventricle
    Ven'tri·cle noun [ Latin ventriculus the stomach, a ventricle, dim. of venter the belly: confer French ventricule . See Ventral .] 1. (Anat.) A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/14

  8. ventricle
    <anatomy> The paired (right and left) more muscular chambers of the heart that pump blood into the pulmonary (right ventricle) and systemic (left ventricle) circulation. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?ventricle

  9. ventricle
    noun a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ventricle

  10. ventricle
    (ven´trĭ-kәl) a small cavity or chamber, as in the brain or heart. adj., ventric´ular., adj.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  11. Ventricle
    • (n.) The stomach. • (n.) 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. • (n...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ventricle/

  12. ventricle
    (from the article `nervous system, human`) Deep within the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres are cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid that form the ventricular system. These ... clear, colourless liquid that fills and surrounds the brain and the spinal cord and provides a mechanical barri...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/14



  1. ventricle
    muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system. Ventricles occur among some invertebrates. Among vertebrates, ... [11 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/14

  2. Ventricle
    [heart] 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 Atria (an adjacent/upper heart chamber that is smaller than a ventricle) primes the Pump. Interventricular means betw...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricle_(heart)

  3. ventricle
    • Either of the two lower chambers of the heart. The ventricles of the heart are the pumping chambers, which receive blood from the atria (upper heart chambers) and pump it to the lungs and to the rest of the body. • Any of the four fluid-filled cavities within the brain. There is one v...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/V/ventricle.html

  4. Ventricle
    A ventricle is a chamber of the heart which despatches blood.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BV.HTM

  5. Ventricle
    A ventricle is a chamber of the heart which receives blood from a corresponding atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries. The name is also given to the system of communicating cavities in the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord, that like it are derived...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EV.HTM

  6. ventricle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ven′tri-kĕl Definitions: 1. A normal cavity, as of the brain or heart. Synonyms: ventriculus2
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=98113

  7. ventricle
    In zoology, either of the two lower chambers of the heart that force blood to circulate by contraction of their muscular walls. The term also refers to any of four cavities within the brain in which cerebrospinal fluid is produced
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0038595.html

  8. VENTRICLE
    A fluid-filled cavity. The heart has a right and left ventricle filled with blood. The brain has four ventricles: the two lateral, and the midline third and fourth - filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
    Found op http://rad.usuhs.edu/rad/iong/glossary/glossv.html

  9. ventricle
    diminutive of Latin venter = a small belly.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  10. ventricle
    (ven;tru1-k'l) A cavity within an organ; especially those cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid and those in the heart that contain blood to be pumped from the heart.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  11. ventricle
    (ven;tru1-k'l) A cavity within an organ; especially those cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid and those in the heart that contain blood to be pumped from the heart.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  12. ventricle
    The chamber of the heart that pumps the blood into the blood vessels that carry it away from the heart. The lower chamber of the heart through which blood leaves the heart.
    Found op http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookglossv.html

  13. ventricle
    A fluid-filled cavity in the heart or brain.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=V

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