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Pertaining to, in gastropods, that part of the shell that is lowermost when the animal is extended, ie the apertural face; in bivalves, the margin farthest away from the umbo; in chitons, the foot surface. See also Dorsal; Anterior; Posterior.
Ãâó: www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping/mollusks/glo...
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| ventricle |
a partition, sac or cavity (eg, the fluid-filled spaces in the center of the brain, the chambers of the heart).
Ãâó: www.aegis.com/ni/topics/glossary/v.asp
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| ventilator |
An 'artificial lung' ?equipment that mechanically takes over the work of breathing, either on a short or long-term basis, when people are unable to breathe normally, eg, when the muscles involved in breathing are paralysed.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/3...
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| ventricular fibrillation |
Ventricular fibrillation is an especially dangerous form of arrhythmia in which the contractions of the ventricles are rapid, unsynchronized, and uncoordinated, so that the heart pumps very little or no blood.
Ãâó: www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/heartrhythmdiso...
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| ventral |
Pertaining to or on the abdominal side; on the underside of an animal as opposed to the back (dorsal).
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~jdecher/GoT.html
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