What does ventricle mean?

Q: What does ventricle mean?

n. One of the two lower chambers in the heart that pump blood to the lungs or the rest of the body.; A hollow space in the body, especially one of the four main cavities in the brain.

ventricle

🇺🇸 /ˈventrɪkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈventrɪkl/

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One of the two lower chambers in the heart that pump blood to the lungs or the rest of the body.

The doctor listened to the patient's heart to check the function of the ventricles.

A hollow space in the body, especially one of the four main cavities in the brain.

The MRI scan showed a tumor in the patient's brain ventricle.

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One of the two lower chambers in the heart that pump blood to the lungs or the rest of the body.; A hollow space in the body, especially one of the four main cavities in the brain.

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Plural ventricles