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Ventricle

/ˈvɛntɹɪkəl/

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

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Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

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heart ventriclenoun	a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ventricle"

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Word	Definition
heart ventriclenoun	a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
ventricular	Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.
pouchnoun	A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
chambernoun	A room or set of rooms, particularly:
cavitynoun	(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
hollownoun	An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
compartmentnoun	A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
sacnoun	A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
sinusnoun	(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).
capsulenoun	(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
pocketnoun	(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
alveolusnoun	(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
atriumnoun	(anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
vestibulenoun	(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
recessnoun	(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
cellnoun	(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
lumennoun	(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
spacenoun	(heading) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
cisternnoun	A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
vesiclenoun	(cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.