ventricle

Definition of Ventricle in English :

1. ventricle

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

2. heart ventricle, ventricle

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ventricle

noun anatomy

1.

a chamber of the heart, having thick muscular walls, that receives blood from the atrium and pumps it to the arteries

2.

any one of the four main cavities of the vertebrate brain, which contain cerebrospinal fluid

3.

any of various other small cavities in the body

noun

Anatomy and Zoology

any of various cavities or hollow organs

; specif.,

a.

either of the two lower chambers of the heart which receive blood from the atria and pump it into the arteries

b.

any of the four small continuous cavities within the brain

n.

A small cavity or chamber within a body or organ, especially:

a. The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.

b. The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and forces it into the pulmonary artery.

c. Any of the interconnecting cavities of the brain.