hydrocephalic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hydrocephalic
First recorded in 1805–15; hydrocephal(us) + -ic
Example Sentences
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That pain begins in pre-memory, when, 5 months old and hydrocephalic, Alexie needs surgery to relieve the excess cerebral spinal fluid pressing on his brain, and from that moment on, the hits keep coming.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2017
He was born hydrocephalic and twice required surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2017
The illnesses were rare, strange, complex, and often genetic: hydrocephalic children, children with cerebral palsy, missing kidneys, extra fingers, anemia, fatigue, and weak immune systems.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2013
Chihuahuas, bred for large, domelike skulls, are often born hydrocephalic, become snappy and irritable as excess fluid presses on the brain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Minot speaks of a hydrocephalic infant whose head measured 27 1/2 inches in circumference; Bright describes one whose head measured 32 inches; and Klein, one 43 inches.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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