hydrocephaly
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a variation of
hydrocephalus.
hydrocephalusnounan accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
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One of the skeletons belonged to a 6- to 8-month-old with severe hydrocephaly, in which spinal fluid is trapped in the skull and puts pressure on the brain.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 10, 2021
In March, Lisbet Brizuela of Disability Rights and I went to see the family of 14-year-old Walter, who has spina bifida, hydrocephaly and hearing loss.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2018
"This was confirmed by the exams which proved the reduction of the abscesses and the disappearance of the hydrocephaly, making us sure that operations and drainage were no longer needed."
From US News ● Aug. 31, 2016
When the augmentation of the volume of the cranium is caused by an abundant quantity of serous fluid the anomaly is known as hydrocephaly.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle