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Hydrocephalus vs Hydrocephalous - What's the difference?

hydrocephalus | hydrocephalous |

As a noun hydrocephalus

is (uncountable|medicine) 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.

As an adjective hydrocephalous is

having a swollen head.

hydrocephalus

English

Noun

(wikipedia hydrocephalus) (-)
  • (uncountable, medicine) 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

    • Synonyms

    * water on the brain (informal)

    hydrocephalous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a swollen head.
  • * 2005 , , Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, page 361
    • Hydrocephalous is the word.