hydrocephalus

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrocephalus?

The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪdɹoʊsˈɛfələs/.

What does hydrocephalus mean?

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.

Where does hydrocephalus come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōl ? Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder. Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ) Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon)bor. English hydrocephalus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).

How to pronounce hydrocephalus

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