ventriculolumbar

ventriculolumbar

English

Etymology

ventriculo- +‎ lumbar

Adjective

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, volume 58, DOI:10.3340/jkns.2015.58.1.1:

     The second is clinical trial of ventriculolumbar perfusion (VLP) 35 36) .

Anagrams

• lumboventricular