VENTRICULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ventricular mean? 

• VENTRICULAR (adjective)
  The adjective VENTRICULAR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)

  Familiarity information: VENTRICULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENTRICULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

ventricle (a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)

ventricle (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)

Derivation:

ventricle (a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)

ventricle (one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)

 Context examples 

Terminology for results of left ventricular ejection fraction assessments.

(CDISC SDTM Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Measurement Result Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of three or more consecutive complexes of ventricular origin that was not present at birth in an individual under age 21.

(Pediatric Non-congenital Ventricular Tachycardia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by ventricular arrhythmia and right ventricular dysfunction.

(Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology associated with the reason coronary sinus access or left ventricular lead not implanted codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC SDTM Reason Coronary Sinus Access or Left Ventricular Lead Not Implanted Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

An electrocardiographic finding of a ventricular tachycardia in which the QRS complexes have a uniform morphology.

(Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A percutaneous coronary intervention is necessary for a myocardial infarction that presents with ST segment elevation and the subject has recurrent or persistent symptoms, symptoms of heart failure or ventricular arrhythmia.

(Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction-Unstable-Over 12 Hours From Symptom Onset, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

This includes fascicular blocks (hemiblocks), bundle branch blocks, non-specific conduction delays and ventricular pacing.

(Abnormal Intraventricular Conduction by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

The coronary sinus / left ventricular lead was not implanted because the lead position resulted in undesirable stimulation of the diaphragm.

(Cardiac Lead Position Results in Undesirable Stimulation of Diaphragm, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

An invasive procedure that includes an electronic device that stimulates both right and left cardiac ventricles to improve coordination of ventricular contraction.

(Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The ventricular rate is typically 100-150 beats per minute.

(Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)