| Name: | cardiac ventricle |
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| Synonyms: | ventricle |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that receives blood flow from the atrium and delivers blood to the body via the aorta. Valves are present to direct flow. There are only two chambers present in the fish heart. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000009] |
| Name: | elliptic |
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| Synonyms: | ellipse-shaped, ellipsoid, elliptical, oval, ovoid |
| Definition: | A spheroid quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being oval with two axes of symmetry, as produced by a conical section. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000947] |