hydrocephaly
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Noun
- 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
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| 1 | hydrogen | 3 | 39 |
| 2 | hydrolysis | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | hydrocarbon | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | hydrophilic | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | hypertrophy | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | hydrolyzed | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | heroically | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | chronically | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | hydroencephalus | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | hydrothermal | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | hydrotherapy | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | hydrolyze | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | hydroxy | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | darocha | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | hydrolyzing | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | hydrogenate | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | anencephaly | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | hydrosol | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | hydropic | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | cephalon | 3 | 0 |
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