ventriculitis

ventriculitis
Inflammation of the ventricles of the brain. [ventricle + G. -itis, inflammation]

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ven·tric·u·li·tis ven-.trik-yə-'līt-əs n inflammation of the ventricles of the brain

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n.
inflammation in the ventricles of the brain, usually caused by infection. It may result from the rupture of a cerebral abscess into the cavity of the ventricle or from the spread of a severe form of meningitis from the subarachnoid space.

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ven·tric·u·li·tis (ven-trik″u-liґtis) inflammation of a ventricle, especially of a ventricle of the brain.

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