ventricle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
noun a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

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

The offices of the auricles and the ventricles are subverted. — The Light Princess, George MacDonald
The ventricles of his said brain, The stomach, like a belt. like an auger. — Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais
The Left Ventricle The next day Mrs. Bonner and Miss Bonner descended upon Tinkletown. — The Daughter of Anderson Crow, George Barr McCutcheon

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