- third ventricle
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n.one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres
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third ventricle
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third ventricle — n. one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres … English World dictionary
Third ventricle — One cavity in a system of four communicating cavities within the brain that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord. The four ventricles consist of two lateral ventricles, the third ventricle and the fourth ventricle: Lateral… … Medical dictionary
Third ventricle — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = ventriculus tertius cerebri GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Scheme showing relations of the ventricles to the surface of the brain. Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier… … Wikipedia
third ventricle — noun a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct • Hypernyms: ↑ventricle … Useful english dictionary
third ventricle — noun Date: 1615 the median unpaired ventricle of the brain bounded by parts of the telencephalon and diencephalon … New Collegiate Dictionary
third ventricle of brain — third cerebral ventricle ventriculus tertius cerebri … Medical dictionary
Tela chorioidea of the third ventricle — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = tela choroidea ventriculi tertii GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 841 Caption = Coronal section of lateral and third ventricles. (Tela chorioidea labeled at left.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein … Wikipedia
floor of third ventricle — the inferior interior surface of the third ventricle, formed by the optic chiasm, the tuber cinereum, the infundibulum, the mammillary bodies, and the posterior perforated substance … Medical dictionary
roof of third ventricle — the tela choroidea ventriculi tertii and the ependyma, which form the superior covering structures of the third ventricle … Medical dictionary
Ventricle — A ventricle is a chamber of an organ. For example, the four connected cavities (hollow spaces) in the central portion of the brain and the lower two chambers of the heart are called ventricles. * * * A normal cavity, as of the brain or heart. SYN … Medical dictionary
