Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hydrocephaly
n 1: 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 [syn: hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly]