Meaning
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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).
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