ventriculoperitoneal

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English

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Etymology

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From ventriculo- +‎ peritoneal.

Adjective

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ventriculoperitoneal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a ventricle and the peritoneum
    • 2015 July 23, “Arginine Vasopressin Is a Blood-Based Biomarker of Social Functioning in Children with Autism”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Clinical indications for blood and CSF collection included rule-out diagnoses (i.e., clinical assessment to eliminate from consideration the possible presence of a condition or disease including pseudo-tumor cerebri, meningitis, and subarachnoid hemorrhage), headaches, ventriculoperitoneal shunt taps, craniectomies, and blood/tissue diseases such as leukemia that required CSF access in diagnosis or treatment.