ventricle
Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially
Other meanings
One of two lower chambers of the heart.
One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.
A kind of
- cavity
Kinds of ventricle
- fourth ventricle
- third ventricle
- lateral ventricle
Related words
- ventricular
- ventriculate
- ventriculo-
- ventricul-
Word history
From Latin "ventriculus" (the belly).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ventricle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.