ventriculotomy
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ventriculotomy
[ven-trik″u-lot´ah-me]incision of a ventricle.
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ven·tric·u·lot·o·my
(ven-trik'yū-lot'ŏ-mē),Incision into a ventricle; for example, into the cerebral third ventricle for the relief of hydrocephalus or into a cardiac ventricle to surgically correct an abnormality.
[ventriculo- + G. tomē, incision]
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ventriculotomy
(vĕn-trĭk′yə-lŏt′ə-mē)n.
Incision into a ventricle of the brain or heart.
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ventriculotomy
Surgery An incision into a ventricle, either of the brain or heartMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ven·tric·u·lot·o·my
(ven-trik'yū-lot'ŏ-mē)Incision into a ventricle of the heart or the brain.
[ventriculo- + G. tomē, incision]
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