hydrocephalus

n. 脑积水
【医】 脑积水

异体字:hydrocephaly 形容词:hydrocephalic 

hy.dro.ceph.a.lus

n.（名词）
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.
脑积水：一种通常为先天性的病症，脑内异常积液引起颅骨胀大、挤压大脑，造成神经组织大量损伤

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from Greek hudrokephalon
源自 希腊语 hudrokephalon
hudro- [hydro-]
hudro- [水的]
kephalô [head] * see ghebh-el-
kephalô [头] *参见 ghebh-el-

【引伸】
hy.drocephal.ic