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ommaya reservoir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
om-maya reser-voir
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intraventricular catheter system consisting of a catheter in one lateral ventricle attached to a reservoir implanted under the scalp, used for the aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid or for the delivery of drugs.

Etymology

Invented in 1963 by Ayub K. Ommaya, a Pakistani neurosurgeon.

Inflected Forms

Ommaya reservoirs (plural)

Questions

What does ommaya reservoir mean?
An intraventricular catheter system consisting of a catheter in one lateral ventricle attached to a reservoir implanted under the scalp, used for the aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid or for the delivery of drugs.
Where does ommaya reservoir come from?
Invented in 1963 by Ayub K. Ommaya, a Pakistani neurosurgeon.

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