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third ventricle
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌθɜːd ˈven.trɪ.kəl/ us /ˌθɝːd ˈven.trɪ.kəl/
a ventricle(= space) in the middle of the brain that contains cerebrospinal fluid(= liquid that moves around the brain and spinal cord):
The pineal gland is a small gland in vertebrates, situated above the third ventricle of the brain.
Colloid cysts are most frequently located in the third ventricle.
The condition is commonly associated with enlargement of the lateral and third ventricles.
The MRI showed some loss of grey matter tissue, and widening of the lateral and third ventricles.
He had a thumb-sized tumour in the brain's third ventricle.
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