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One of the four chambers of the heart of humans and other mammals, which receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it out through the aorta.
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Left ventricle — Infobox Anatomy Name = Left ventricle Latin = ventriculus sinister cordis GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 534 Caption = The heart, with cutaways, as viewed from the left side. Caption2 = Left ventricle at lower left, cutaway shows some internal… … Wikipedia
left ventricle — noun the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑ventricle, ↑heart ventricle … Useful english dictionary
Double inlet left ventricle — A double inlet left ventricle (DILV) is a congenital heart defect where both the left atrium and the right atrium feed into the left ventricle. Usually a hypoplastic right ventricle also exists (the condition is sometimes referred to as single… … Wikipedia
Posterior vein of the left ventricle — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = v. ventriculi sinistri posterior GraySubject = 166 GrayPage = 643 Caption = Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Posterior Vein of the Left Ventricle labeled at lower left.) Caption2 = DrainsFrom =… … Wikipedia
posterior vein of the left ventricle — n a vein that ascends on the surface of the left ventricle facing the diaphragm and that usu. empties into the coronary sinus called also posterior vein … Medical dictionary
double-outlet left ventricle — a rare congenital anomaly in which both great arteries arise from the left ventricle of the heart; it is often associated with a hypoplastic right ventricle, ventricular septal defect, valvular or subvalvular pulmonic stenosis, and a variety of… … Medical dictionary
left ventricle of heart — ventriculus cordis sinister … Medical dictionary
Left ventricular hypertrophy — Classification and external resources A heart with left ventricular hypertrophy in short axis view ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Left anterior fascicular block — is a cardiac condition which needs to be distinguished from left bundle branch block.It is caused by only the anterior half of the bundle of His being defective. It is manifest on the ECG by left axis deviation. It is much more common than left… … Wikipedia
Left margin of heart — Sternocostal surface of heart. Heart seen from above … Wikipedia
