Ommaya reservoir

== English == === Etymology === Invented in 1963 by Ayub K. Ommaya, a Pakistani neurosurgeon. === Noun === Ommaya reservoir (plural Ommaya reservoirs) (medicine, surgery) An intraventricular catheter system consisting of a catheter in one lateral ventricle attached to a reservoir implanted under the scalp, used for the aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid or for the delivery of drugs. ==== Further reading ==== Ommaya reservoir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia