Word Meanings - HYDROCEPHALUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously.

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• INFANCY
  The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority. (more info) 1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. Their
• LIQUID
  A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids. Liquid measure, a measure, or system of measuring, for liquids, by the gallon, quart, pint, gill, etc.
• ENORMOUSLY
  In an enormous degree.
• LIQUIDATION
  The act or process of liquidating; the state of being liquidated. To go into liquidation , to turn over to a trustee one's assets and accounts, in order that the several amounts of one's indebtedness be authoritatively ascertained, and that the
• CRANIUM
  The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull. (more info) Gr.
• OFTENNESS
  Frequency. Hooker.
• LIQUIDIZE
  To render liquid.
• BRAIN
  The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord,
• BRAINSICKLY
  In a brainsick manner.
• LIQUIDLY
  In a liquid manner; flowingly.
• LIQUIDATOR
  1. One who, or that which, liquidates. 2. An officer appointed to conduct the winding up of a company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the company. Mozley & W.
• DROPSY
  An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. Dunglison. (more info) idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. Water, and cf.
• WITHINSIDE
  In the inner parts; inside. Graves.
• OCCURSE
  See BENTLEY
• OFTEN
  Frequent; common; repeated. "Thine often infirmities." 1 Tim. v. 23. And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl.
• BRAINSICK
  Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- Brain"sick*ness, n.
• ESPECIALLY
  In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.
• LIQUIDAMBER
  See LIQUIDAMBAR
• BRAINED
  Supplied with brains. If th' other two be brained like us. Shak.
• LIQUIDNESS
  The quality or state of being liquid; liquidity; fluency.
• ADDLE-BRAIN; ADDLE-HEAD; ADDLE-PATE
  A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
• PERICRANIUM
  The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium.
• UNLIQUIDATED
  Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled. Unliquidated damages , penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill.
• OSTEOCRANIUM
  The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
• SICK-BRAINED
  Disordered in the brain.
• SHATTER-BRAINED; SHATTER-PATED
  Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild. J. Goodman.
• CRACK-BRAINED
  Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy. Pope.
• FAT-BRAINED
  Dull of apprehension.
• 'TWIXT-BRAIN
  The thalamen
• MADBRAINED
  Disordered in mind; hot-headed. Shak.
• SHALLOW-BRAINED
  Weak in intellect; foolish; empty-headed. South.
• EPICRANIUM
  The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.