| NOUN | body | heart ventricle, ventricle | a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries |
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| Meaning | A chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries. | |
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| Synonym | ventricle | |
| Narrower | left ventricle | The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta |
| right ventricle | The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk | |
| Broader | chamber | An enclosed volume in the body |
| Spanish | ventrículo | |
| Catalan | ventricle | |
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