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Definition of: ventricle
(ven′trə·kəl) noun Anat.
1. Any of various cavities in the body, as of the brain, the spinal cord, or between the true and false vocal cords in the larynx.
2. One of the two lower chambers of the heart, from which blood received from the atria is forced into the arteries. [<L ventriculus, dim. of venter, ventris belly]
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