ventrĭcŭlus (collat. form ventrĭcŭlum, i, n., Cassiod. in Psa. 150, 5), i, m. dim. [venter], the belly.
I Lit., Aug. ap. Suet. Vit. Hor.; Juv. 3, 97.—
II Transf.
A The stomach , Cels. 4, 1, 12; 5, 26, 16; Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 200.—
B Cordis, a ventricle of the heart, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138.