ventricle

== English == === Etymology === From late Middle English, from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventriculus. === Pronunciation === enPR: vĕnʹtrĭk-əl, IPA(key): /ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/ Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪkəl === Noun === ventricle (plural ventricles) (anatomy, zootomy) Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of two lower chambers of the heart. Synonym: cardioventricle Coordinate term: atrium Meronyms: left ventricle, right ventricle (neuroanatomy) One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord. Synonym: cerebroventricle Meronyms: fourth ventricle, lateral ventricle, third ventricle (archaic) A ventriculus; especially, a stomach. (archaic) The womb. ==== Derived terms ==== ventricular ventriculate ventriculo-, ventricul- ==== Related terms ==== interventricular intraventricular ventriculated ventriculus ==== Translations ==== === References === “ventricle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “ventricle”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Further reading === “ventricle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “ventricle”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.