ventricle

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noun

1. one of four connected cavities in the brain;
is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
• Derivationally related forms:
ventricular
• Hypernyms:
cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
• Hyponyms:
fourth ventricle, third ventricle, lateral ventricle
• Part Holonyms:
brain, encephalon
• Part Meronyms:
spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid
2. a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
• Syn:
heart ventricle
• Derivationally related forms:
ventricular
• Hypernyms:
chamber
• Hyponyms:
left ventricle, right ventricle