ventriculocisternostomy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]International scientific vocabulary, using a classical compound: ventriculo- + cistern + -ostomy.
Noun
[edit]ventriculocisternostomy (plural ventriculocisternostomies)
- (surgery) A treatment for hydrocephalus that involves the creation of an opening between the third ventricle and the interpeduncular cistern for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.