Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hydrocephalus

1 sense of hydrocephalus

Sense 1
hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly -- (an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological)
       => abnormality, abnormalcy -- (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)