hydrocephalus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).
Noun
hydrocephalus (usually uncountable, plural hydrocephaluses or hydrocephali)
- (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
Synonyms
- water on the brain (informal)
Translations
skull enlargement due to fluid
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