Usually means: Excessive cerebrospinal fluid in brain.
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▸ noun:  hydrocephalus

Similar:
hydrocephalus, water on the brain, microcephalia, hydromyelia, macrocephalism, encephalocystocele, syringohydromyelia, dyscephaly, ventriculomegaly, hydramnios, more...

Opposite:
microcephaly, normal head size, small head size

Types:
communicating, noncommunicating, obstructive, normal pressure, more...

Adjectives:
congenital, fetal, severe, obstructive, internal, progressive, external, mild, isolated, chronic, primary

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Similar:
hydrocephalus, water on the brain, microcephalia, hydromyelia, macrocephalism, encephalocystocele, syringohydromyelia, dyscephaly, ventriculomegaly, hydramnios, more...

Opposite:
microcephaly, normal head size, small head size

Types:
communicating, noncommunicating, obstructive, normal pressure, more...

Adjectives:
congenital, fetal, severe, obstructive, internal, progressive, external, mild, isolated, chronic, primary



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