ventricle

noun

ven·​tri·​cle ˈven-tri-kəl 

: a cavity of a bodily part or organ: such as

a

: a chamber of the heart which receives blood from a corresponding atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries see heart illustration

b

: any of a system of communicating cavities in the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord see brain illustration

Examples of ventricle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Stanford Medicine, the device assists the left ventricle — the heart’s main pumping chamber — in moving oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

When the heart’s right ventricle is failing, blood can back up into the legs and the belly, along with fluid overload and symptoms of right heart failure. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026

The blade perforated Metcalf's right ventricle, and he was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital. — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 11 June 2026

The knife perforated the bone at the center of his chest, the sac that surrounds his heart, and penetrated the right ventricle of his heart. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventriculus "belly, stomach, cavity in an organ," from ventr-, venter "belly, womb" + -culus, diminutive suffix (variant of -ulus -ule with nouns of the 3rd, 4th and 5th declensions) — more at venter

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ventricle

• third ventricle

Rhymes for ventricle

• fickle
• mickle
• nickel
• nickle
• nicol
• pickle
• prickle
• sickle
• tickle
• trickle
• druidical
• microscopical

Kids Definition

ventricle

noun

ven·​tri·​cle ˈven-tri-kəl 

1

: a chamber of the heart which receives blood from an atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries

2

: one of the cavities in the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord

Medical Definition

ventricle

noun

ven·​tri·​cle ˈven-tri-kəl 

: a cavity of a bodily part or organ: as

a

: a chamber of the heart which receives blood from a corresponding atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries

b

: one of the system of communicating cavities in the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord, that like it are derived from the medullary canal of the embryo, that are lined with an epithelial ependyma, and that contain a serous fluid see lateral ventricle, third ventricle, fourth ventricle

c

: a fossa or pouch on each side of the larynx between the false vocal cords above and the true vocal cords below