Ven´tricle, n. Chamber of the heart, right or left, whence issue the pulmonary arteries and the aorta. Compare Auricle. Also, a cavity of the cerebrum.

Ven´tricous, a. Swollen; bulbous.

Ventric´ulus Bulbo´sus, n. Same as gigerium.

Ventric´ulus Succenturia´tus, n. Same as proventriculus.

Vermicula´tion, n. Very fine crosswise marking.

Ver´miform, a. Shaped like a worm; as, a woodpecker’s tongue. Lumbriciform is the same.

Ver´nal, a. Relating to the spring.

Verru´cous, a. Warty.

Ver´satile, n. Reversible; susceptible of turning either way.

Vertebra, n.; pl. vertebræ. Any bone of the spine; any one of the backbones.