ventriculoatriostomy

noun

ven·tric·u·lo·atri·os·to·my | \ -ˌā-trē-ˈäs-tə-mē

How to pronounce ventriculoatriostomy (audio)

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plural ventriculoatriostomies

Medical Definition of ventriculoatriostomy

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