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Hydrocephalus
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hydrocephalus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hydrocephalus.html. 1828.