Wade-Dahl-Till valve

English

Etymology

Developed in 1962 by hydraulic engineer Stanley Wade, author Roald Dahl, and neurosurgeon Kenneth Till.

Noun

Wade-Dahl-Till valve (plural Wade-Dahl-Till valves)

  1. A kind of cerebral shunt using two metal discs, each in a restrictive housing at the end of a tube, opened and closed by the pressure of fluid.

Synonyms
  • Wade-Dahl-Till shunt
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