ventricle
1. one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid • Derivationally related forms: ventricular • Hypernyms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum • Hyponyms: fourth ventricle, third ventricle, lateral ventricle • Part Holonyms: brain, encephalon • Part Meronyms: spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid 2. a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries • Syn: heart ventricle • Derivationally related forms: ventricular • Hypernyms: chamber • Hyponyms: left ventricle, right ventricle
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