Noun: ventricle ven-tri-kul
- A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
"The heart ventricles have thicker walls than the atria";
- heart ventricle
- One of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
"An MRI scan revealed an enlarged lateral ventricle"
Derived forms: ventricles
Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, chamber
Part of: brain, encephalon, heart, pump, ticker [informal]
Encyclopedia: Ventricle