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 hy·dro·ceph·a·lus /-ˈsɛfələs/
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 hy·dro·ceph·a·lus /-ˈsɛfələs, , ˈkɛf-/ 名詞

 Hy·dro·ceph·a·lus n.  Med. An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously.
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 hydrocephalus
      n : an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects
          in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause
          abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging
          fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are
          primarily neurological [syn: hydrocephaly]