Associations to the word «Hydrocephalus»

Wiktionary

HYDROCEPHALUS, noun. (uncountable) (medicine) 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

Dictionary definition

HYDROCEPHALUS, noun. 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.

Wise words

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