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ventriculoatriostomy

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

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

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