English Dictionary: Hydrocephalus | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |