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ventricle.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/

  1. Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of two lower chambers of the heart.

  2. Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

  3. Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: A ventriculus; especially, a stomach.

    archaic

  4. Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: The womb.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From late Middle English, from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventriculus.

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