hy·dro·ceph·a·lus (h  dr -s f  -ls) also hy·dro·ceph·a·ly (-l )n. A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue. [New Latin, from Greek hudrokephalon : hudro-, hydro- + kephal , head; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots.]hy dro·ce·phalic (-s-f l k), hydro·cepha·loid (-loid), hydro·cepha·lous (-ls) adj. |
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| Noun | 1. | hydrocephaly - an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
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