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hydrocephalus

Syllabification: (hy·dro·ceph·a·lus)
Pronunciation: /ˌhīdrōˈsefələs/
Definition of hydrocephalus

noun

Medicine
  • a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, typically in young children, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage.

Derivatives

hydrocephalic

Pronunciation: /ˌhīdrōsəˈfalik/
adjective

hydrocephaly

Pronunciation: /-ˈsefəlē/
noun

Origin:

late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hudrokephalon, from hudro- 'water' + kephalē 'head'

hydrocephalus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hydrocephalus in the British & World English dictionary

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