| 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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| 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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| ventricle |
A normal cavity, as of the brain or heart.
Ãâó: www.dbs-stn.org/glossary4.asp
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| ventricular fibrillation |
An erratic, disorganized firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation as soon as possible.
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/v...
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