- lateral ventricle
- nouneither of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro• Hypernyms: ↑ventricle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lateral ventricle
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Inferior horn of lateral ventricle — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = cornu inferior GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 829 Caption = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from above. Caption2 = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from the side.… … Wikipedia
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occipital horn of lateral ventricle — posterior horn of lateral ventricle cornu occipitale ventriculi lateralis … Medical dictionary
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