ventriculostomy
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ventriculostomy
[ven-trik″u-los´tah-me]surgical creation of a free communication between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for relief of hydrocephalus.
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ven·tric·u·los·to·my
(ven-trik'yū-los'tŏ-mē),Establishment of an opening in a ventricle, usually through the floor of the third ventricle to the subarachnoid space to relieve hydrocephalus.
See also: shunt (2).
See also: shunt (2).
[ventriculo- + G. stoma, mouth]
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ventriculostomy
(vĕn-trĭk′yə-lŏs′tə-mē)n.
A surgical procedure used in treating hydrocephalus in which an opening is established in a ventricle, usually from the third ventricle to the subarachnoid space.
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ven·tric·u·los·to·my
(ven-trik'yū-los'tŏ-mē)Establishment of an opening in a ventricle, usually from the third ventricle to the subarachnoid space to relieve hydrocephalus.
See also: shunt (2)
See also: shunt (2)
[ventriculo- + G. stoma, mouth]
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