ventriculitis
ventriculitis noun: inflammation of the ventricles in the brain.
Noun
ventriculitis (countable and uncountable, plural ventriculitides)
- Inflammation of the ventricles in the brain.
- Ventriculitis in the newborn may be associated with a depressed anterior fontanelle if the infant is dehydrated and it may be full and/or boggy rather than tense and may not become bulging until the very late stages of the disease.1991, Robert Anthony Minns, Problems of Intracranial Pressure in Childhood, page 198
- Complications of intraventricular administration include shunt infections with S. epidermidis, shunt occlusions, ventriculitides, encephalopathies, and seizures.2003, Thomas Brandt, Neurological Disorders: Course and Treatment, page 618
ventriculitis meaning in Kannada
ventriculitis in Kannada
- ಮಿದುಳ್ಗುಣಿಯುರಿತ
Forms of ventriculitis
| plural | ventriculitides |
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Origin of ventriculitis
From ventriculo- + -itis.
Words formed from ventriculitis
Questions about ventriculitis
- What does ventriculitis mean?
- Ventriculitis means inflammation of the ventricles in the brain.
- What is ventriculitis in Kannada?
- Ventriculitis in Kannada is ಮಿದುಳ್ಗುಣಿಯುರಿತ. See Ventriculitis meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is ventriculitis?
- Ventriculitis is a noun.
- What is the plural of ventriculitis?
- The plural of ventriculitis is ventriculitides.
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