- cerebral aqueduct
- cerebral aqueduct n AQUEDUCT OF SYLVIUS
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the narrow channel, containing cerebrospinal fluid, that connects the third and fourth ventricle of the brain.* * *
aqueductus mesencephali.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cerebral aqueduct
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