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hydrocephalus

hy·dro·ceph·a·lus [ hdrō séffələss ] or hy·dro·ceph·a·ly [ hdrō séffəlee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
increased fluid around brain: an increase of cerebrospinal fluid around the brain, resulting in an enlargement of the head in infants, because the bones of the skull are still unfused. The fluid is blocked by a congenital condition or a disease, and can be drained into the abdominal cavity.

[Late 17th century. < modern Latin< Greek hudōr "water" + kephalē "head"]

hy·dro·ce·phal·ic [ hdrō sə fállik ] adjective
hy·dro·ceph·a·loid [ hdrō séffə lòyd ] adjective
hy·dro·ceph·a·lous [ hdrō séffələss ] adjective
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