Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ventricle

2 senses of ventricle

Sense 1
ventricle -- (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)
       => cavity, bodily cavity, cavum -- ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Sense 2
ventricle, heart ventricle -- (a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)
       => chamber -- (an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy")