| slovo | definícia |
hydrocephalus
(encz) | hydrocephalus,hydrocefalus Zdeněk Brož |
Hydrocephalus
(gcide) | Hydrocephalus \Hy`dro*ceph"a*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
hydrocephalus; "y`dwr water + ? head.] (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.
[1913 Webster] |
hydrocephalus
(wn) | hydrocephalus
n 1: 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: hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
hydrocephalus
(encz) | hydrocephalus,hydrocefalus Zdeněk Brož |
hydrocephalus
(wn) | hydrocephalus
n 1: 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: hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly] |
|