hydrocephalus

Significat (Anglès)

A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.

Conceptes

hidrocefàlia

Sinònims

hydrocephaly

water on the brain

hydrocrania

Traduccions

hidrocefalia

hydrocéphalie

Hydrocephalus

Wasserkopf

idrocefalo

hidrocefalia

hydrocephalus

Hydrozephalus

waterhoofd

beyinde su toplanması

مواه الرأس

hydrocephalus

idrocefalia

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).

Frases

Most patients have seizures , and some may have hydrocephalus .