VENTRICLE

[ven.tri.cle] n [ME, fr. L ventriculus, fr. dim. of ventr-, venter belly] (14c): a cavity of a bodily part or organ: as a: a chamber of the heart which receives blood from a corresponding atrium and from which blood is forced into the arteries--see heart illustration b: any of the system of communicating cavities in the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord--see brain illustration