SINCE 1828
ventriculoatrial
adjective
ven·tric·u·lo·atri·al
| \ ven-ˌtrik-yə-lō-ˈā-trē-əl
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Medical Definition of ventriculoatrial
1
: of, relating to, or being an artificial shunt between a ventricle of the brain and an atrium of the heart especially to drain cerebrospinal fluid (as in hydrocephalus)
2
: of, relating to, or being conduction from the ventricle to the atrium of the heart
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