English dictionary
ventricle
/'v/E/ntr/@/k/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
Synonyms heart ventricleSource: WordNet 3.0
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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 <u>Heart</u>.
Source: webster1913