right ventricle

/raɪt ˌvɛntrəkəl/
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Other forms: right ventricles

Definitions of right ventricle
  1. noun
    the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk
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    type of:
    heart ventricle, ventricle
    a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
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