ventricular

adjective

ven·​tric·​u·​lar ven-ˈtri-kyə-lər 

vən-

: of, relating to, or being a ventricle

ventricular fibrillation

ventricular pressure

ventricular myocardium

Examples of ventricular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark followed 1,200 patients at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) who already had tiny implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in their chests. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025

The elevated risk when treated with beta blockers was restricted to women with a complete normal cardiac function after a heart attack (left ventricular ejection fraction of 50 percent or higher). —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

None of the patients in the trial had a left ventricular ejection fraction below 40%, a sign of potential heart failure. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025

Additionally, in the real world, holes left by ruptured ventricles can be larger and more irregular than the 8-mm ventricular hole that the patch covered. —New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin ventriculāris, from Latin ventriculus "stomach, ventricle" + -āris -ar

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ventricular

• ventricular assist device

Rhymes for ventricular

• auricular
• atrioventricular
• interventricular
• intraventricular
• periventricular
• supraventricular

Medical Definition

ventricular

adjective

ven·​tric·​u·​lar ven-ˈtrik-yə-lər, vən- 

: of, relating to, or being a ventricle especially of the heart or brain