left ventricle
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- noun
- /lɛft ˈvɛntrɪkəl/
- Specialized
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ventrículo izquierdo
- The mitral or bicuspid valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle during diastole.
- aortic ventricle
- atrium and left ventricle
Examples
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Heart function is assessed by observing left ventricular contraction and estimating the ejection fraction, the proportion of the blood in the left ventricle just before it contracts that is pushed out by a single contraction, expressed as a percentage.
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In the systolic (or pumping) phase of the cardiac cycle, the left ventricle pushes out about 60% or more of the blood it holds into the systemic circulation.
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As the atria contract, blood is forced into the right and left ventricles.
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The left ventricle could shrink to seventy percent of its normal size.
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We did a ct scan, and one of those ribs is cutting in to the left ventricle of her heart.
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And behind the front part of the heart is the left ventricle, which then pumps all of that oxygenated blood out to your tissues with every beat.
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The right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs, whereas the left side (more specifically, the left ventricle) pumps blood to the rest of the body.
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The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta during each heartbeat.
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In a healthy heart, the left ventricle is responsible for delivering blood to the entire body.
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Doctors monitor the left ventricle's function to ensure it efficiently circulates blood.
Synonyms
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A chamber in the heart that gets blood from an upper chamber and pumps it into an artery
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A lower chamber of the heart that gets blood and pumps it to the lungs or body
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'left' specifies the side and 'ventricle' names the cardiac chamber, so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes the heart chamber on the left side. This follows common adjective + noun anatomy naming patterns found across languages, making the meaning immediately interpretable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Left ventricle is the heart's strong chamber on the left side; think of a small room called a ventricle that fills with blood full of oxygen. That room then pushes the blood into the body's main blood vessel, so the name explains why it 'pumps blood to the body'.