HYDROCEPHALIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hydrocephalus (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)

Derivation:

hydrocephalus; hydrocephaly (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)

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