ventriculus
From LSJ
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ventrĭcŭlus: (collat. form ventrĭ-cŭlum, i, n., Cassiod. in Psa. 150, 5), i, m.
dim. venter,
I the belly.
I Lit., Aug. ap. Suet. Vit. Aug.; 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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ventrĭcŭlus,¹⁶ ī, m. (venter),
1 estomac : Cels. Med. 4, 1, 12 ; Plin. 11, 200
2 petit ventre : Juv. 3, 97
3 ventricule [du cœur] : Cic. Nat. 2, 138.
