01 n. A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two poster…
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A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart.(Anat.) See: Heart
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The stomach.[Obs.]“Whether I will or not, while I live, my heart beats, and my ventricle digests what is in it.” — Sir M. Hale.
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Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function may be conceived of as operating.“These [ideas] are begot on the ventricle of memory.” — Shak.