English-Thai Dictionary
hydrocephalus
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HYDROCEPHALUS
n.[Gr. water, and the head. ] Dropsy of the head; a preternatural distension of the head by a stagnation and extravasation of the lymph, either within or without the cranium.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HYDROCEPHALUS
Hy `dro *ceph "a *lus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. "y `dwr water + (Med. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hydrocephalus
hy dro ceph a lus |ˌhīdrōˈsefələs ˌhaɪdroʊˈsɛfələs | ▶noun Medicine a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, typically in young children, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage. DERIVATIVES hy dro ce phal ic |ˌhīdrōsəˈfalik |adjective, hy dro ceph a ly |-ˈsefəlē |noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek hudrokephalon, from hudro- ‘water ’ + kephalē ‘head. ’
Oxford Dictionary
hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus |ˌhʌɪdrəˈsɛf (ə )ləs, -ˈkɛf -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, typically in young children, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage. DERIVATIVES hydrocephalic |-sɪˈfalɪk, -kɪˈfalɪk |adjective, hydrocephaly noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek hudrokephalon, from hudro- ‘water ’ + kephalē ‘head ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hydrocephalus
h ỳ dro c é ph a lus /-séf (ə )ləs |-kéf -/名詞 U 〘医 〙脳水腫 （しゆ ）.
The Wordsmith Dictionary