ventricle
noun /ˈventrɪkl/
/ˈventrɪkl/
(anatomy)- either of the two lower spaces in the heart that pump blood to the lungs or around the body compare auricle
- any hollow space in the body, especially one of four main hollow spaces in the brain
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter ‘belly’.