ventriculocisternostomy
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
International scientific vocabulary, using a classical compound: ventriculo- + cistern + -ostomy.
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