ventriculus

IPA/venˈtrɪk.jə.ləs/
IPA/venˈtrɪk.jə.ləs/

ventriculus — 名詞

  • ventriculussingular
  • ventriculusesplural

1. a Latin term for a small hollow chamber inside the body, seen in anatomical labe

1.名詞
釋義

小腔室

拉丁語中指小型中空腔室,用於醫學詞彙

a Latin term for a small hollow chamber inside the body, seen in anatomical labels and medical writing.

例句

The old textbook calls this small hollow space in the organ a ventriculus.

這本舊教科書把器官裡這個小腔室稱為 ventriculus。

ventriculus as a label for a small hollow space

Iris copied the Latin word ventriculus into her notes before the medical exam.

Iris 在醫學考試前,把拉丁文 ventriculus 抄進了筆記。

2. a chamber in an animal's digestive system where food is processed, such as a bir

2.名詞
釋義

消化腔;砂囊

動物消化道中的胃或砂囊等腔室

a chamber in an animal's digestive system where food is processed, such as a bird's gizzard or a stomach.

例句

The science teacher showed the class a bird's ventriculus, where tough food gets ground up.

自然科學老師向全班展示鳥類的砂囊(ventriculus),堅硬的食物會在這裡被磨碎。

a bird's ventriculus: possessive + digestive organ

Sivan read that a lizard's ventriculus helps break down its food.

Sivan 讀到蜥蜴的砂囊(ventriculus)能幫助分解食物。

同義詞
  • gizzard

    the pouch in birds and reptiles that grinds food

  • gastric mill

    another name for the grinding pouch

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a digestive cavity in an animal, not the Latin term for a small hollow space.