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ventricle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ventricle /ˈvɛntrɪk(ə)l/

▶noun Anatomy

1 each of the two larger and lower cavities of the heart.

2 each of four connected fluid-filled cavities in the centre of the brain.

– derivatives
ventricular /-ˈtrɪkjʊlə/ adjective.

– origin ME: from L. ventriculus, dimin. of venter ‘belly’.

'ventricle' also found in these Oxford entries:

choroid plexus - conus - diencephalon - lateral ventricle - mitral - pineal gland - pulmonary artery - tricuspid

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