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ventricle

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • vĕnʹtrĭk-əl
  • /ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛntɹɪkəl
  • CMU ARPABET: V EH1 N T R IH2 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

One of two lower chambers of the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardioventricle

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cerebroventricle

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

A ventriculus; especially, a stomach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

The womb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heart ventricle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chamber

Narrower terms: left ventricle, right ventricle

6

noun

Meaning 6

one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum

Narrower terms: fourth ventricle, third ventricle, lateral ventricle

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: barkushe — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Arabic: بُطَيْن (buṭayn) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Armenian: փորոք (pʻorokʻ) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Azerbaijani: mədəcik — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Bulgarian: камера (kamera) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Catalan: ventricle — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Chinese Cantonese: 心室 (sam1 sat1) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心室 (xīnshì) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Czech: komora — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Danish: hjertekammer — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Danish: ventrikel — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Dutch: hartkamer — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Dutch: ventrikel — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Finnish: kammio — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Finnish: sydänkammio — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Georgian: პარკუჭი (ṗarḳuč̣i) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • German: Herzkammer — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Greek: κοιλία (koilía) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Ancient Greek: κοιλία (koilía) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Hebrew: חדר (heder) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Hungarian: kamra — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Indonesian: bilik jantung — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Indonesian: ventrikel — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Italian: ventricolo — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Japanese: 心室 (shinshitsu) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Kazakh: қарынша (qarynşa) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Korean: 심실 (simsil) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Northern Kurdish: zikoke — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Latin: ventriculus — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Malay: bilik jantung — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Malay: ventrikel — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Mongolian: ховдол (xovdol) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤᠯ (qobdul) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Persian: بطن (batn) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Polish: komora — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Portuguese: ventrículo — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Russian: желудочек (želudoček) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Spanish: ventrículo — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Swedish: hjärtkammare — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Swedish: kammare — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Swedish: ventrikel — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Tagalog: silid-tibukan — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Ukrainian: шлу́ночок (šlúnočok) — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Vietnamese: tâm thất — one of two lower chambers of the heart
  • Catalan: ventricle — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦室 /脑室 (nǎoshì) — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Finnish: aivokammio — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Greek: κοιλία (koilía) — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Ancient Greek: κοιλία (koilía) — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Korean: 뇌실 (noesil) — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Northern Kurdish: zikok — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Latin: ventriculus — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Māori: anaroro — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Polish: komora — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Portuguese: ventrículo — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Swedish: ventrikel — one of the cavities of the brain
  • Ukrainian: шлу́ночок (šlúnočok) — one of the cavities of the brain