: relating to, characterized by, or affected with hydrocephalus
hydrocephalicnoun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThat pain begins in pre-memory, when, 5 months old and hydrocephalic, Alexie needs surgery to relieve the excess cerebral spinal fluid pressing on his brain, and from that moment on, the hits keep coming. The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 30 July 2017
Word History
First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
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adjective
hy·dro·ce·phal·ic
ˌhī-drō-sə-ˈfal-ik, British also -kə-ˈfal-
: relating to, characterized by, or affected with hydrocephalus