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hydrocephalic

adjective
hy·​dro·​ce·​phal·​ic | \ ˌhī-drō-sə-ˈfa-lik How to pronounce hydrocephalic (audio) \

Definition of hydrocephalic

: relating to, characterized by, or affected with hydrocephalus
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hydrocephalic noun

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 That pain begins in pre-memory, when, 5 months old and hydrocephalic, Alexie needs surgery to relieve the excess cerebral spinal fluid pressing on his brain, and from that moment on, the hits keep coming. — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, "Sherman Alexie's memoir about his mother is a masterpiece about pain," 30 July 2017

First Known Use of hydrocephalic

1815, in the meaning defined above

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hydrocephalic

adjective
hy·​dro·​ce·​phal·​ic | \ ˌhī-drō-sə-ˈfal-ik, British also -kə-ˈfal-\

Medical Definition of hydrocephalic

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: relating to, characterized by, or affected with hydrocephalus

hydrocephalic

noun

Medical Definition of hydrocephalic (Entry 2 of 2)

: one affected with hydrocephalus

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