Hydrocephalus Definition

hīdrō-sĕfə-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.
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Origin of Hydrocephalus

  • New Latin from Greek hudrokephalon hudro- hydro- kephalē head ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hydrocephalus Sentence Examples

  • The reports from his doctors speak of him having hydrocephalus.

  • This team is investigating the ' signal molecule ' which produces the scarring around the brain thought to be responsible for causing hydrocephalus.

  • The condition of over- filled ventricles is called hydrocephalus.

  • Oliver was born prematurely and developed hydrocephalus, which is an abnormal amount of cerebrospinal fluid around the brain.

  • Surgery is sometimes needed to relieve the hydrocephalus or to drain an abscess.

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