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lateral ventricle

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lateral ventricle [′lad·ə·rəl ′ven·trə·kəl]
(anatomy)
The cavity of a cerebral hemisphere; communicates with the third ventricle by way of the interventricular foramen.


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Cranial CT demonstrated a left cerebral hemiatrophy and a secondary enlargement of the left lateral ventricle.
The fluid, which is about 99 percent water, starts its journey from the two lateral ventricles, which are side-by-side cavities in the upper brain, and then travels down to the third ventricle and on to the fourth, which is near the brain stem.
Stage 20: The Choroid Plexus of the Lateral Ventricles, the Optic and Habenular Commissures, and the Interpeduncular and Septal Nuclei.
 
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