English Dictionary

ventricle

/ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/

noun

One of two lower chambers of the heart. / (neuroanatomy) One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord. / (archaic) The stomach.

The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

意味（1）

One of two lower chambers of the heart.

Coordinate term: atrium

意味（2）

(neuroanatomy) One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

Meronyms: fourth ventricle, lateral ventricle, third ventricle

意味（3）

(archaic) The stomach.

[On birds] Where omitting the more general Properties, of having two Ventricles, and picking up stones to conveigh them into their second Ventricle, the Gizzern, (which provision and instinct is a supply for the want of teeth;) […]

意味（4）

(archaic) The womb.