hydrocephalus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. uncountable,usually
    — She was born with a condition known as hydrocephalus, which doctors said was caused by a listeriosis infection that her mother contracted while pregnant.

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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-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́
Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ)
Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon)bor.
English hydrocephalus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).
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