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Hydrocephalus

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Noun

1. hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly

an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hydrocephalus

see synonyms of hydrocephalus
noun
accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain because its normal outlet has been blocked by congenital malformation or disease. In infancy it usually results in great enlargement of the head
. Nontechnical name: water on the brain

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Hydrocephalus

see synonyms of hydrocephalus
noun
a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the amount of fluid in the cranium, esp. in young children, causing enlargement of the head and deterioration of the brain
: also ˌhydroˈcephaly (ˌhaɪdroʊˈsɛfəli ; hīˌdrōsefˈəlē)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hydrocephalus

see synonyms of hydrocephalus
n.
A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.

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