ventriculolumbar

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English

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Etymology

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From ventriculo- +‎ lumbar.

Adjective

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ventriculolumbar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the ventricle (of the brain) and the lower back.
    • 1992, Robert A. Fishman, Cerebrospinal Fluid in Diseases of the Nervous System, page 26:
      Although many patients require ventricular drainage, the technique of ventriculolumbar perfusion is not without hazard and therefore little used (Rubin et al., 1966; Cutler et al., 1968c, 1970b).
    • 2015 July 31, Ho-Shin Gwak et al., “Recent Advancements of Treatment for Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis”, in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society[1], volume 58, →DOI:
      The second is clinical trial of ventriculolumbar perfusion (VLP) 35 36) .

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