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From ventriculo- + atrio- + -stomy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surgical establishment of a shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid (as in hydrocephalus) from a ventricle of the brain to the right atrium. Full definition →
From ventriculo- + atrio- + -stomy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.