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HYDROCEPHALY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
hydrocephalus; hydrocephaly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydrocephaly" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Derivation:
hydrocephalic (relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus)
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