ventricle

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Another fact of importance may be observed, that above the vocal cords on either side is a pouch called a ventricle, and the upper surfaces of the vocal cords slope somewhat upwards from without inwards, so that the pressure of the air from above tends to press the edges together.

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  1. noun A small cavity or chamber within a body or organ, especially:
  2. noun The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.
  3. noun The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and forces it into the pulmonary artery.
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  • This is due to the failure of the left ventricle which causes obstruction of the pulmonary capillaries. —  Wangpei
  • Congenital causes and associated conditions include Aqueductal Stenosis (narrowing) of the passage between the third and fourth ventricle, improper development of absorptive mechanism, spina bifida, arachnoid cysts, Dandy-Walker malformation, wherein, a portion of the cerebellum fails to develop. —  Daily News & Analysis
  • Endocardial activation of the right ventricle was found to start near the insertion of the anterior papillary muscle 5 to 10 msec after onset of the left ventricular cavity potential. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle (the lower chamber of the heart), and the largest artery (the aorta). —  American Chronicle
  • The special features of D3H2LN subclone are that these cells exhibited more important tumor growth than MDA-MB-231 and that when injected in the left heart ventricle, they induced faster metastasis and more multiple tissues sites —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. Middle English, from Old French ventricule, from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter, belly.

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  1. from French ventricule = Spanish rentrículo = Portuguese ventriculo = Italian ventricolo, from Latin ventriculus, belly, stomach, ventricle (sc. cordis, of the heart), diminutive of venter, stomach: see venter.
 

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