English Explanatory Dictionary

Wade-Dahl-Till valve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of cerebral shunt using two metal discs, each in a restrictive housing at the end of a tube, opened and closed by the pressure of fluid.

Word forms

Wade-Dahl-Till valve Wade-Dahl-Till valves

Etymology

Developed in 1960-62 by hydraulic engineer Stanley Wade, author Roald Dahl, and neurosurgeon Kenneth Till, after Roald Dahl's son Theo was severely injured.

Synonyms

Wade-Dahl-Till shunt WDT
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