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Hydrocephalus vs Hydrocoele - What's the difference?

hydrocephalus | hydrocoele |

As nouns the difference between hydrocephalus and hydrocoele

is that hydrocephalus is 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 while hydrocoele is an alternative spelling of hydrocele.

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)

    hydrocoele

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • (chiefly, British, hypercorrect)