ventriculostomy

[ vĕn-trĭk′yə-lŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

A surgical procedure used in the treatment of hydrocephalus in which an opening is established in a ventricle, usually from the third ventricle to the subarachnoid space.

Words nearby ventriculostomy

ventriculography, ventriculomastoidostomy, ventriculoplasty, ventriculopuncture, ventriculoscopy, ventriculostomy, ventriculosubarachnoid, ventriculotomy, ventriculus, ventriduction, ventriloquial