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Herzkammer

heart ventricle

noun HERTS-kam-mer Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Usage Note

Herzkammer is one of the two lower pumping chambers of the heart. The linke Herzkammer (left ventricle) pumps blood to the body and is the most powerful; Herzkammerschwäche (ventricular weakness) is a common clinical term.

Examples

"Die linke Herzkammer pumpt sauerstoffreiches Blut in den Körperkreislauf."

Natural Translation

The left ventricle pumps oxygen-rich blood into the body's circulation.

Literal Translation

The left heart-chamber pumps oxygen-rich blood into the body-circulation.

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