hydrocephalus

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Synonyms: hydrocephalous, hydrocephalic, hydrocephaly, pyrocephalus, hydrencephalus, hydromphalus, hypocephalus

Antonyms: hydrocephalous, hydrocephalic, hydrocephaly, pyrocephalus, hydrencephalus, hydromphalus, hypocephalus

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} A usually [[congenital]] [[condition]] in which an [[abnormal]] [[accumulation]] of [[fluid]] in the [[cerebral]] [[ventricle|ventricles]] causes [[enlargement]] of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the [[neural]] tissue.

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