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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hydrocephalus n : 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 [syn: {hydrocephaly}]
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