Definition of Ventricose

1. Adjective. Having a swelling on one side. "The ventricose gullet of an insect"

Exact synonyms: Ventricous
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology, Anatomy, General Anatomy
Similar to: Protrusive

Definition of Ventricose

1. a. Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.

2. a. Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla.

Definition of Ventricose

1. Adjective. distended ¹

2. Adjective. (context: mycology) A structure which is broadest in the middle and tapers toward the ends ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ventricose

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Ventricose

1. Bulging or swollen on one side or unequally. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventricose

ventralizing
ventrally
ventrals
ventre
ventred
ventres
ventresca
ventri-
ventricle
ventricle of Sylvius
ventricle of cerebral hemisphere
ventricle of diencephalon
ventricle of rhombencephalon
ventricles
ventricles of heart
ventricose (current term)
ventricous
ventricular
ventricular aberration
ventricular afterload
ventricular aneurysm
ventricular arrhythmia
ventricular arrhythmias
ventricular arteries
ventricular band of larynx
ventricular bigeminy
ventricular bradycardia
ventricular capture
ventricular complex

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