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hydrocephalus definition

hydro·cepha·lus (hī′drə sef′ə ləs)

noun

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
also hydrocephaly hy′dro·ceph′a·ly (-lē)

Etymology: ModL < Gr hydrokephalon < hydōr, water + kephalē, head: see cephalic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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