ventrikel

See also: Ventrikel

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin ventriculus (“stomach, heart chamber”), possibly via cognate High German Ventrikel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ventrikel n or m (plural ventrikels or ventrikelen, diminutive ventrikeltje n)

1. ventricle, type of major body cavity:
   1. one of two lower chambers of the heart

      Synonym: hartkamer

   2. a compartment of the brain

      Synonyms: hersenkwab, hersenlob

Derived terms

• hartventrikel
• hersenventrikel
• ventrikelbloeding
• ventrikelcomplex
• ventrikeldrainage
• ventrikelgedeelte
• ventrikelhoek
• ventrikelmeting
• ventrikelpunctie
• ventrikelruimte
• ventrikelsysteem
• ventrikeltumor
• ventrikelvloeistof
• ventrikelwand
• zijventrikel

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ventrikel

Anagrams

• verkleint

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ventrikel (“ventricle”), from Latin ventriculus (“stomach, heart chamber”). Doublet of ventrikulus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /vɛnˈtrikəl/ [fɛn̪ˈt̪ri.kəl]
• Rhymes: -ikəl
• Syllabification: ven‧tri‧kel

Noun

ventrikel (plural ventrikel-ventrikel)

1. (anatomy) ventricle
   1. one of two lower chambers of the heart

      Synonym: bilik jantung

   2. (neuroanatomy) a compartment of the brain

Alternative forms

• ventrikulus

Further reading

• “ventrikel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016