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hydrocephalous

/ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/

hydrocephalous adjective: having a swollen head.

Adjective

hydrocephalous (comparative more hydrocephalous, superlative most hydrocephalous)

  1. Having a swollen head.
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  2. Afflicted with hydrocephalus.

hydrocephalous meaning in Tamil and Bengali

hydrocephalous in Tamil

மண்டநீர் மிகைப்பு, மூளைநீர் மிகைப்பு, ஹைட்ரோசிஃபாலஸ்

hydrocephalous in Bengali

ফোলা মাথা বিশিষ্ট, হাইড্রোসেফালাসে আক্রান্ত

Forms of hydrocephalous

comparativemore hydrocephalous
superlativemost hydrocephalous

Origin of hydrocephalous

From hydrocephalus + -ous.

Questions about hydrocephalous

What does hydrocephalous mean?
Hydrocephalous means having a swollen head.
What is hydrocephalous in Tamil?
Hydrocephalous in Tamil is மண்டநீர் மிகைப்பு, மூளைநீர் மிகைப்பு, ஹைட்ரோசிஃபாலஸ். See Hydrocephalous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hydrocephalous?
Hydrocephalous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hydrocephalous?
Hydrocephalous is pronounced /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/.

Words near hydrocephalous in the dictionary

  1. hydrocephalics
  2. hydrocephalies
  3. hydrocephalocele
  4. hydrocephaloceles
  5. hydrocephaloid
  6. hydrocephalous
  7. hydrocephalus
  8. hydrocephaluses
  9. hydrocephaly
  10. hydroceramide
  11. hydrocerussite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hydrocephalous (page history and authors); hydrocephalous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hydrocephalous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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