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heart ventricle

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Noun1.heart ventricleheart ventricle - a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
ventricle
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
chamber - an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"


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