hydrocephalus in Greek
hydrocephalus in Greek is υδροκεφαλία — hydrocephalus means a usually congenital condition in which fluid builds up abnormally in the brain's fluid-filled cavities, enlarging the skull and pressing on and damaging the brain.
hydrocephalus in Greek
υδροκεφαλία
Pronounced: ydrokefalia
(medicine) 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.
What does "hydrocephalus" mean?
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noun A usually congenital condition in which fluid builds up abnormally in the brain's fluid-filled cavities, enlarging the skull and pressing on and damaging the brain.
"The baby was diagnosed with hydrocephalus shortly after birth."
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hydrocephalus in a sentence
- The baby was diagnosed with hydrocephalus shortly after birth.
- Surgeons fitted a shunt to drain fluid and relieve the child's hydrocephalus.
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What is "hydrocephalus" in Greek?
"hydrocephalus" in Greek is υδροκεφαλία. hydrocephalus means: A usually congenital condition in which fluid builds up abnormally in the brain's fluid-filled cavities, enlarging the skull and pressing on and damaging the brain.
How do you pronounce υδροκεφαλία?
"hydrocephalus" in Greek is υδροκεφαλία, pronounced "ydrokefalia".
How do you use "hydrocephalus" in a sentence?
Example: "The baby was diagnosed with hydrocephalus shortly after birth." In Greek, "hydrocephalus" is υδροκεφαλία.
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