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left ventricle

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Noun1.left ventricle - the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aortaleft ventricle - the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta
heart ventricle, ventricle - a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
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