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ventriculocisternostomy

ventriculocisternostomy noun: a treatment for hydrocephalus that involves the creation of an opening between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.

Noun

ventriculocisternostomy (plural ventriculocisternostomies)

  1. A treatment for hydrocephalus that involves the creation of an opening between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.

Forms of ventriculocisternostomy

pluralventriculocisternostomies

Origin of ventriculocisternostomy

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

Questions about ventriculocisternostomy

What does ventriculocisternostomy mean?
Ventriculocisternostomy means a treatment for hydrocephalus that involves the creation of an opening between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.
What part of speech is ventriculocisternostomy?
Ventriculocisternostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ventriculocisternostomy?
The plural of ventriculocisternostomy is ventriculocisternostomies.

Words near ventriculocisternostomy in the dictionary

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

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