ventriculocisternostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treatment for hydrocephalus that involves the creation of an opening between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.

Word forms

ventriculocisternostomy ventriculocisternostomies

Etymology

International scientific vocabulary, using a classical compound: ventriculo- + cistern + -ostomy.

Related words

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