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left ventricle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the four chambers of the heart of humans and other mammals, which receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it out through the aorta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ventricle, heart ventricle

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