cerebral aqueduct

English

Noun

cerebral aqueduct (plural cerebral aqueducts)

1. (neuroanatomy) The channel in the brain which connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle. It is surrounded by the periaqueductal gray.

Synonyms

• aqueduct of Sylvius
• Sylvian aqueduct
• mesencephalic aqueduct

Translations

channel in the brain

• Catalan: aqüeducte cerebral (ca) m
• Finnish: aivonesteviemäri
• Hungarian: agyzsilip
• Polish: wodociąg mózgu m
• Thai: ท่อน้ำสมอง (tɔ̂ɔ-náam-sà-mɔ̌ɔng)