What does ventricul mean in medical terms?

ventricul

Meaning: ventricle

Type: Word root · Body system: Heart & Circulation

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what ventricul means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using ventricul

ventricular
ventricul (ventricle) + -ar (pertaining to) = pertaining to the ventricle
ventriculogram
ventricul (ventricle) + -gram (record) = record of a ventricle

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.