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Noun: left ventricle
  1. The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
    "The left ventricle pumps blood to the entire body"

Derived forms: left ventricles

Type of: heart ventricle, ventricle

Encyclopedia: Left ventricle