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ventriculocisternal

ventriculocisternal adjective: of or pertaining to a ventricle and a cistern, usually one of the cerebral ventricles and one of the subarachnoid cisterns (such as the fourth ventricle and the cisterna magna), regarding pathways of cerebrospinal fluid flow.

Adjective

ventriculocisternal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a ventricle and a cistern, usually one of the cerebral ventricles and one of the subarachnoid cisterns (such as the fourth ventricle and the cisterna magna), regarding pathways of cerebrospinal fluid flow.
    • ventriculocisternal shunts
    • ventriculocisternal drainage

Origin of ventriculocisternal

International scientific vocabulary, using a classical compound: ventriculo- + cistern + -al.

Questions about ventriculocisternal

What does ventriculocisternal mean?
Ventriculocisternal means of or pertaining to a ventricle and a cistern, usually one of the cerebral ventricles and one of the subarachnoid cisterns (such as the fourth ventricle and the cisterna magna), regarding pathways of cerebrospinal fluid flow.
What part of speech is ventriculocisternal?
Ventriculocisternal is an adjective.

Words near ventriculocisternal in the dictionary

  1. ventriculoarterial
  2. ventriculoatrial
  3. ventriculoatriostomies
  4. ventriculoatriostomy
  5. ventriculobulbar
  6. ventriculocisternal
  7. ventriculocisternostomies
  8. ventriculocisternostomy
  9. ventriculocordectomies
  10. ventriculocordectomy
  11. ventriculocyte

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