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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•dro•ceph•a•lus (hī′drə sef′ə ləs),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologyan accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, esp. in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
Also, hy•dro•ceph•a•ly (hī′drə sef′ə lē).USA pronunciation - Late Latin hydrocephalus (morbus) water-headed (sickness), translation of Greek tò hydroképhalon (páthos). See hydro-1, -cephalous
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hydrocephalus /ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfələs/, hydrocephaly /ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ/ n - accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain because its normal outlet has been blocked by congenital malformation or disease. In infancy it usually results in great enlargement of the head
Nontechnical name: water on the brain
hydrocephalic /ˌhaɪdrəʊsɛˈfælɪk/, ˌhydroˈcephalous adj |