Medical term:
ventriculitis
ventriculitis
[ven-trik″u-li´tis]inflammation of a ventricle, especially a cerebral ventricle.
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ven·tric·u·li·tis
(ven-trik'yū-lī'tis),Inflammation of the ventricles of the brain.
[ventricle + G. -itis, inflammation]
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ventriculitis
Inflammation of the cerebral ventricles; in practice, it is virtually impossible to diagnose an inflammatory process that remains confined to the cerebral ventricles, given the lack of natural boundaries in this region, and therapy for such an inflammatory process is nonspecific.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ventriculitis
Infectious disease Inflammation of cerebral ventricles, most common in infants, caused by gram-negative bacilli or group B streptococci, and often an extension of purulent meningitis Management Ventriculostomy, intraventricular antibiotics. See Purulent meningitis.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ven·tric·u·li·tis
(ven-trik'yū-lī'tis)Inflammation of the ventricles of the brain.
[ventricle + G. -itis, inflammation]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
ven·tric·u·li·tis
(ven-trik'yū-lī'tis)Inflammation of the ventricles of the brain.
[ventricle + G. -itis, inflammation]
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