ventricle
noun/ˈventrɪkl/
/ˈventrɪkl/
(anatomy)- either of the two lower spaces in the heart that pump blood to the lungs or around the body compare auricleTopics Bodyc2
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- any hollow space in the body, especially one of four main hollow spaces in the brainTopics Bodyc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter ‘belly’.
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