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Word: Hydrocephalus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek hudrokephalon, from hudro- ‘water’ + kephalē ‘head’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhʌɪdrəˈsɛf(ə)ləs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, typically in young children, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage.
Short Definition:condition in which fluid accumulates in brain enlarging head
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