hydrocephalic
Excess cranial fluid
Hydrocephalic describes someone affected by hydrocephalus—a condition where cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain, causing the head to enlarge.
The term appears in medical contexts and, less carefully, as crude description of an unusually large head: The infant was born hydrocephalic.
As a noun, it refers to a person with the condition.
Enlarged head circumference diagnosis
- shuntDivert from main course
- headacheCranial pain
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
lethargy · head circumference · spina bifida · communicating · obstructive · encephalopathy
Divert from main course
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- drainageLiquid removal system
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
valve · revision · neurosurgery · reservoir · lumbar puncture · diuretics · mannitol
Muscular pumping chambers
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- meningesBrain and cord coverings
- fontanelleInfant cranial membrane gap
- suturesMedical wound closures
cranium · skull · brain · foramen · choroid plexus · cerebrum · brainstem · subdural
Abnormality present from delivery
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- prenatalBefore birth
fetal · ultrasound · anomaly · malformation · genetic · inherited · in utero · newborn
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- enlargementIncrease in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
macrocephaly
Enlarged head circumference diagnosis
vomiting · lethargy · head circumference · spina bifida · communicating · obstructive · encephalopathy
shunt
Divert from main course
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
- drainageLiquid removal system
catheter · valve · revision · neurosurgery · reservoir · lumbar puncture · diuretics · mannitol
ventricles
Muscular pumping chambers
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- meningesBrain and cord coverings
- fontanelleInfant cranial membrane gap
sutures · cranium · skull · brain · foramen · choroid plexus · cerebrum · brainstem · subdural · cistern
birth defect
Abnormality present from delivery
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
prenatal · fetal · ultrasound · anomaly · malformation · genetic · inherited · in utero · newborn · infant
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- enlargementIncrease in size
expansion · ballooning · protrusion · stretched · thinning