ventricular

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)

Etymology

From New Latin *ventricularis, from ventriculus (“belly, stomach, ventricle”), diminutive of venter (“belly, stomach, womb”). Equivalent to ventricle + -ar; See ventricle.

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