ventriculostomy

Questions

What does ventriculostomy mean?

A neurosurgical procedure that involves creating a hole within a cerebral ventricle for drainage.

Where does ventriculostomy come from?

From ventriculo- + -stomy.

How to pronounce ventriculostomy

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