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English noun: ventricle

1. ventricle (body) one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid


Broader (hypernym)bodily cavity, cavity, cavum


Narrower (hyponym)fourth ventricle, lateral ventricle, third ventricle


Part holonymcerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid


Part meronymbrain, encephalon

2. ventricle (body) a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries


Synonymsheart ventricle


Broader (hypernym)chamber


Narrower (hyponym)left ventricle, right ventricle









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