Defn: A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle.
HYDROCEPHALIC
Hy`dro*ce*phal"ic, a.
Defn: Relating to, or connected with, hydrocephalus, or dropsy of the brain.
HYDROCEPHALOID
Hy`dro*ceph"a*loid, a. Etym: [Hydrocephalus + -oid.] (Med.)
Defn: Resembling hydrocephalus. Hydrocephaloid affection (Med.), the group of symptoms which follow exhausting diarrhea in young children, resembling those of acute hydrocephalus, or tubercular meningitis.
HYDROCEPHALOUS
Hy`dro*ceph"a*lous, a.
Defn: Having hydrocephalus. "Hydrocephalous offspring." G. Eliot.
HYDROCEPHALUS
Hy`dro*ceph"a*lus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + (Med.)
Defn: 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.
HYDROCHLORATE
Hy`dro*chlo"rate, n. (Chem.)