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heart ventricle

DEFINITIONS OF: heart ventricle

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n a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

Synonyms:
ventricle
Types:
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
Type of:
chamber
an enclosed volume in the body
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