Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hydrocephalus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hydrocephalus \Hy`dro*ceph"a*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
hydrocephalus; "y`dwr water + ? head.] (Med.)
An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium,
especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the
brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it
occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hydrocephalus
n : 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 [syn: {hydrocephaly}]
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