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MeSH Heading: Cerebral Ventricles
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.140
Unique ID: D002552
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002552
Annotation: inflammation = CEREBRAL VENTRICULITIS
Scope Note: Four CSF-filled (see CEREBROSPINAL FLUID) cavities within the cerebral hemispheres (LATERAL VENTRICLES), in the midline (THIRD VENTRICLE) and within the PONS and MEDULLA OBLONGATA (FOURTH VENTRICLE).
Entry Term(s): Cerebral Ventricular System; Foramen of Monro
NLM Classification #: WL 307
See Also: Cerebral Ventriculography; Injections, Intraventricular; Ventriculostomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cerebral Ventricles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025