hydrocephalus

名词 hydrocephalus:

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
   同义词：hydrocephaly

hy.dro.ceph.a.lus

n.（名词）
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.
脑积水：一种通常为先天性的病症，脑内异常积液引起颅骨胀大、挤压大脑，造成神经组织大量损伤

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from Greek hudrokephalon
源自 希腊语 hudrokephalon
hudro- [hydro-]
hudro- [水的]
kephalô [head] * see ghebh-el-
kephalô [头] *参见 ghebh-el-

【引伸】
hy.drocephal.ic