hydrocephalus

hydrocephalus
also hydrocephaly noun Etymology: New Latin hydrocephalus, from Late Latin, hydrocephalic, adjective, from Greek hydrokephalos, from hydr- + kephalē head — more at cephalic Date: 1670 an abnormal increase in the amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranial cavity that is accompanied by expansion of the cerebral ventricles, enlargement of the skull and especially the forehead, and atrophy of the brain

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  • Hydrocephalus —   [zu griechisch kephalé »Kopf«] der, /...li oder ... phalen, Hydrozephalus, Medizin: der Wasserkopf …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • hydrocephalus — (n.) 1660s, medical Latin, from Gk. hydro water (see WATER (Cf. water) (n.1)) + kephale head. Related: Hydrocephalic; hydrocephalous …   Etymology dictionary

  • hydrocephalus — ► NOUN ▪ a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain. DERIVATIVES hydrocephalic adjective hydrocephaly noun. ORIGIN from Greek hudro water + kephal head …   English terms dictionary

  • hydrocephalus — [hī΄drō sef′əlēhī΄drə sef′ə ləs] n. [ModL < Gr hydrokephalon < hydōr, WATER + kephalē, head: see CEPHALIC] a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in the amount of fluid in the cranium, esp. in young children, causing enlargement… …   English World dictionary

  • Hydrocephalus — For other uses, see Hydrocephalus (trilobite). Not to be confused with Hypocephalus. Hydrocephalus Classification and external resources Hydrocephalus seen on a CT scan of the brain. ICD …   Wikipedia

  • Hydrocephalus — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q03. Angeborener Hydrozephalus Q05.0 Zervikale Spina bifida mit Hydrozephalus G91 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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