ALL meanings of hydrocephalus
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H h - noun hydrocephalus an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain. 1
- noun hydrocephalus A condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, typically in young children, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage. 1
- noun hydrocephalus fluid on the brain 1
- noun hydrocephalus 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 0
- noun hydrocephalus 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 0
- noun hydrocephalus (Uncountable Noun) (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. 0