Definition of "hydrocephaly" []

• Hydrocephalus (noun)

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• "A liquid gets deposited in the area between brain and skull which causes pressure on the brain (also known as hydrocephaly)."
• "The risk for spina bifida, hydrocephaly, congenital glaucoma and gastroschisis was also heightened, the report said."
• "As the nation learns that Senator Chris Dodd's prostate cancer is likely treatable -- with treatments paid for by his federal employee health plan -- a neighbor of mine is losing the use of the left side of her body due to a malfunctioning shunt designed to alleviate the damage done by hydrocephaly she has had from birth."