hydrocephalus
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hydrocephalus
noun hydrocephaluses · hydrocephali
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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.
She was born with a condition known as hydrocephalus, which doctors said was caused by a listeriosis infection that her mother contracted while pregnant.
Similar: water on the brain
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noun skull enlargement due to fluid
| Español | hidrocefalia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수두증 sudujeung |
| 日本語 | 水頭症 suitōshō |
| 中文 | 腦積水 /脑积水 nǎojīshuǐ, 水腦症 /水脑症 shuǐnǎozhèng |
| हिन्दी | जलशीर्ष jalśīrṣ |
| Português | hidrocefalia |
| Français | hydrocéphalie |
| Deutsch | Hydrocephalus, Hydrozephalus, Wasserkopf |
| Italiano | idrocefalo, idrocefalia |
| Ελληνικά | υδροκεφαλία ydrokefalía |
| Română | hidrocefalie |
| Русский | гидроцефа́лия gidrocefálija, водя́нка головно́го мо́зга vodjánka golovnóvo mózga |
| العربية | مواه الرأس |
| עברית | הִידְרוֹצֶפָלוּס hidrotsefalus |
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