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Ventricle. — A small cavity in the body. (L. 

 ventriculus, a belly, stomach.) 



Ventricose. — Cylindrical in form, distending 

 suddenly into a large cavity as if filled with air. 

 (Low L. ventricosus, from L. venter.) 



Ventricosus. — The term given to the gullet when ib 

 dilates into a large bag or crop before its union 

 with the stomach, and detains the food in its 

 passage to that organ. (L.) 



Ventricular ganglion. — A triangular nerve centre 

 which lies on the crop, and is connected with, 

 the frontal ganglion by the recurrent nerve. 

 (L. ventriculus, and ganglion.) 



Ventriculus. — [See Stomach.] 



Vermicular. — Resembling a worm. (L. vermes, 

 worms.) 



Vermiculate. — Covered with tortuous, irregular, 

 sinuate, worm-shaped markings or striae. 

 (From L. vermes.) 



Vermicule. — ^A little worm or grub. (L. vermes.) 



Vernantia. — Moulting ; the shedding of the skin or 

 exuvia. (From L. vernans, from ver, spring.) 



Verriculate.— With thick-set tufts of parallel hairs. 

 (L. ver res, boar.) 



Verruca. — A wart. (L.) 



Verruca. — A small flatfish wart-like prominence. 



(L.) 



Verrucose, Verrucous, Verruculose. — Covered with 

 wart-like prominences. — (L. verruca.) 



