ventriculostomy

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounventriculostomy (plural ventriculostomies)

plural ventriculostomies

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

Origin

From ventriculo- + -stomy.

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APA

ventriculostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriculostomy

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“ventriculostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriculostomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventriculostomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriculostomy.

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