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hydrocephaloid

[ hahy-druh-sef-uh-loid ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈsɛf əˌlɔɪd /

adjective Pathology.

resembling hydrocephalus.

Words nearby hydrocephaloid

hydrocele spinalis, hydrocelectomy, hydrocellulose, hydrocephalic, hydrocephalocele, hydrocephaloid, hydrocephalus, hydrocephalus ex vacuo, hydrochloric, hydrochloric acid, hydrochloride

Origin of hydrocephaloid

First recorded in 1835–45; hydrocephal(us) + -oid

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