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   Ventricle
   A ventricle is a chamber of the heart which despatches blood.
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   Ventricle
   The ventricles are chambers within the heart which force blood along the arteries.
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   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
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   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.
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   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
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   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 are filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which bathes ...
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   Ventricle
   A small cavity, chamber, or compartment.
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   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
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   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 the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and force ...
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    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) ...
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    ventricle
    noun a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
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    Ventricle
    In anatomy, a `ventricle` is a part of the body filled with fluid: * Ventricle (heart), the pumping chambers of the heart * Ventricular system in the brain * Ventricle of the larynx, a structure in the larynx
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    ventricle
    (ven´trĭ-kәl) a small cavity or chamber, as in the brain or heart. adj., ventric´ular., adj.
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    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.) Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any...
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    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 barrier against shock. Formed primarily in ...
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    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]
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    ventricle
    A normal cavity, as of the brain or heart. Syn: ventriculus 2 TA [L. ventriculus, dim. of venter, belly]
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    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...
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