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hydrocephalus in Swedish

hydrocephalus in Swedish is hydrocefalus, vattenskalle — 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 Swedish

hydrocefalus
noun
(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.
vattenskalle
noun
(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?

  1. 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 Swedish?
"hydrocephalus" in Swedish is hydrocefalus, vattenskalle. 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 use "hydrocephalus" in a sentence?
Example: "The baby was diagnosed with hydrocephalus shortly after birth." In Swedish, "hydrocephalus" is hydrocefalus, vattenskalle.
Are there other ways to say "hydrocephalus" in Swedish?
Yes — Swedish has 2 translations listed for "hydrocephalus": hydrocefalus, vattenskalle.
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