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ventricular

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ventricular — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Dutch: ventriculair — of or relating to a ventricle
  • French: ventriculaire — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Hungarian: kamrai — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Italian: ventricolare — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Kannada: ಗುಂಡಿಗುಣಿಯ (guṇḍiguṇiya) — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Polish: komorowy — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Portuguese: ventricular — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Romanian: ventricular — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Russian: желудочковый (želudočkovyj) — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Spanish: ventricular — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Ukrainian: шлуночко́вий (šlunočkóvyj) — of or relating to a ventricle
  • Ukrainian: вентрикуля́рний (ventrykuljárnyj) — of or relating to a ventricle