ventriculoatriostomy

Questions

How do you pronounce ventriculoatriostomy?

The recorded pronunciation is /vɛnˌtrɪkjəloʊˌeɪtriˈɑstəmi/.

What does ventriculoatriostomy mean?

A surgical establishment of a shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid (as in hydrocephalus) from a ventricle of the brain to the right atrium.

Where does ventriculoatriostomy come from?

From ventriculo- + atrio- + -stomy

How to pronounce ventriculoatriostomy

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