Hydrocephalus

Definition:

• (n.) 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.

Compare hydrocephalus with other words:

hydrocephalous vs. hydrocephalus

encephalitis vs. hydrocephalus

hydrocephalus vs. neural

enlargement vs. hydrocephalus

cerebral vs. hydrocephalus

fluid vs. hydrocephalus

accumulation vs. hydrocephalus

abnormal vs. hydrocephalus

condition vs. hydrocephalus

congenital vs. hydrocephalus