ventricle — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

cardiac, enough, left, right

VERB + VENTRICLE

allow

VENTRICLE + NOUN

gizzern, heart, memory

PREP.

into

Definitions

noun

1

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

The muscular ventricles pump blood by contracting their fibers in response to electrical stimulation.

2

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

the ventricle of memory

3

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

[On birds] Where omitting the more general Properties, of having two Ventricles, and picking up stones to conveigh them into their second Ventricle, the Gizzern, (which provision and instinct is a supply for the want of teeth;) […]

4

Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially:

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01

The muscular ventricles pump blood by contracting their fibers in response to electrical stimulation.

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02

the ventricle of memory

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[On birds] Where omitting the more general Properties, of having two Ventricles, and picking up stones to conveigh them into their second Ventricle, the Gizzern, (which provision and instinct is a sup

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04

The left ventricle of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body through the aorta.

Tatoeba · #13570123

05

The right ventricle of the heart sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs for gas exchange.

Tatoeba · #13570125

06

Thick muscular walls allow each cardiac ventricle to generate enough pressure to move blood efficiently.

Tatoeba · #13570131

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