hydrocephalus

hydrocephalus
[ˌhʌɪdrəˈsɛf(ə)ləs, -ˈkɛf-]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Medicine)a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, typically in young children, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage
    (医)(尤指儿童)脑积水
派生
hydrocephalic
adjective
hydrocephaly
noun
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek hudrokephalon, from hudro- 'water' + kephalē 'head'
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