hydrocephalus.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōl ? Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder. Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ) Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon)bor. English hydrocephalus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).
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