ventriculus (collat. form ventri-culum, i, n., Cassiod. in Psa. 150, 5), i, m. dim. venter, the belly. Lit., Aug. ap. Suet. Vit. Aug.; Juv. 3, 97.
— Transf. The stomach, Cels. 4, 1, 12; 5, 26, 16; Plin. 11, 37, 79, ยง 200.
— Cordis, a ventricle of the heart, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138.