ventricular

[ven-trik-yuh-ler] /vɛnˈtrɪk yə lər/
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
2.
of or pertaining to a belly or to something resembling one.
Origin
1815-25; < Latin ventricul(us) (see ventricle) + -ar1
Related forms
interventricular, adjective
subventricular, adjective
Examples from the web for ventricular
  • ventricular tachycardia can occur without heart disease.
  • In adults, ventricular septal defects are a rare but serious complication of heart attacks.
  • When it occurs in the lower chambers of the heart, it is called ventricular fibrillation.
  • During ventricular fibrillation, blood is not removed from the heart.
  • These run down in the right and left ventricles, one on either side of the ventricular septum, covered by endocardium.
  • The anterior grows forward as a hollow stalk the lumen of which is continuous with the anterior part of the ventricular cavity.
  • The first region is the ventricular zone in the roof of the fourth ventricle.
British Dictionary definitions for ventricular

ventricular

/vɛnˈtrɪkjʊlə/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, involving, or constituting a ventricle
2.
having a belly
3.
swollen or distended; ventricose
ventricular in Medicine

ventricular ven·tric·u·lar (věn-trĭk'yə-lər)
adj.
Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

ventricular in Science
ventricle
  (věn'trĭ-kəl)   

  1. A chamber of the heart that receives blood from one or more atria and pumps it by muscular contraction into the arteries. Mammals, birds, and reptiles have two ventricles; amphibians and fish have one.

  2. Any of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain of vertebrate animals. The ventricles are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.


ventricular adjective (věn-trĭk'yə-lər)