hydrocephaly
41hydrocephalus — /haɪdroʊˈsɛfələs / (say huydroh sefuhluhs) noun an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, often causing great enlargement of the skull, and compression of the brain. Also, hydrocephaly /haɪdroʊˈsɛfəli/ (say… …
42hydrocephalic — hydrocephalus ► NOUN ▪ a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain. DERIVATIVES hydrocephalic adjective hydrocephaly noun. ORIGIN from Greek hudro water + kephal head …
43hydrocephalus — ► NOUN ▪ a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain. DERIVATIVES hydrocephalic adjective hydrocephaly noun. ORIGIN from Greek hudro water + kephal head …
44hydrocephalus — [hī΄drō sef′əlēhī΄drə sef′ə ləs] n. [ModL < Gr hydrokephalon < hydōr, WATER + kephalē, head: see CEPHALIC] a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the amount of fluid in the cranium, esp. in young children, causing enlargement… …
45abnormalcy — noun an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies • Syn: ↑abnormality • Ant: ↑normality (for: ↑abnormality) • Derivationally related forms: ↑abnormal ( …
46hydrocephalic — adjective relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus • Pertains to noun: ↑hydrocephalus • Derivationally related forms: ↑hydrocephaly, ↑hydrocephalus …
