HYDRENCEPHALOCELE
\hˈa͡ɪdɹɪnsˌɛfɐlˌə͡ʊsə͡l], \hˈaɪdɹɪnsˌɛfɐlˌəʊsəl], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ɪ_n_s_ˌɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˌəʊ_s_əl]\
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A monstrosity in which there is a fissure of the cranium,the integument of the bead being present, and forming a hernial sac in which the brain lies outside the skull- the sac containing a large quantity of serous fluid. Also, Hydrocephalus chronicus.
By Robley Dunglison
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A hernia of brain-substance, containing in its interior a portion of one of the ventricles filled with cerebro-spinal fluid.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.