adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
- of or relating to a belly or to something resembling one.
adjective
- of, relating to, involving, or constituting a ventricle
- having a belly
- swollen or distended; ventricose
adj.
- Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.
- A chamber of the heart that receives blood from one or more atria and pumps it by muscular contraction into the arteries. Mammals, birds, and reptiles have two ventricles; amphibians and fish have one.
- Any of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain of vertebrate animals. The ventricles are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.