iter

A passage, especially the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the cerebral aqueduct.

Noun

  1. A passage, especially the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the cerebral aqueduct.
    • This fluid passes through the main iters which connect the various ventricles and filters through the thin membranes of the brain and cord, equalizing the pressure at all points. - 1916, Mayo Clinic, Collected Papers of...

Origin

Borrowed from Latin iter (“passage”).

Forms

iters

Derived

iteral