ventriculitisn.
/vɛntrɪkjʊˈlʌɪtɪs/ Pathology.
Inflammation of the lining of the ventricles of the brain.
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1926 in R. J. E. Scott Gould's Med. Dict.
1946 Med. Jrnl. Australia 13 Apr. 513/1 A case of staphylococcal ventriculitis.
1967 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 May 542/2 Three babies with meningitis and ventriculitis were successfully treated with gentamicin.
1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 234/1 A considerable percentage will survive ventriculitis from an infected back.
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