English Explanatory Dictionary

Ommaya reservoir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intraventricular catheter system consisting of a catheter in one lateral ventricle attached to a reservoir implanted under the scalp, used for the aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid or for the delivery of drugs.

Word forms

Ommaya reservoir Ommaya reservoirs

Etymology

Invented in 1963 by Ayub K. Ommaya, a Pakistani neurosurgeon.

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