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 holonym | cerebrospinal fluid, spinal fluid | ||
Part meronym | brain, encephalon | ||
2. | ventricle (body) a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries | ||
Synonyms | heart ventricle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chamber | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | left ventricle, right ventricle | ||