cephalo-, cephal-; -cephalic, -cephalism, -cephalous, -cephalus; -cephaly
(Greek: head)
Sometimes these "head" elements are also written as: kephalo-, kephal-, etc.
1. A congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue: "Hydrocephalus is also known as 'water on the brain' and it may be of sudden onset (acute hydrocephalus) or be slowly progressive (chronic hydrocephalus."
2. An accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium: especially, in infancy, because of an obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing a significant enlargement of the head: "When a person has hydrocephalus, he or she has an abnormal prominence of the forehead, brain atrophy, with mental deterioration and convulsions."
2. An accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium: especially, in infancy, because of an obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing a significant enlargement of the head: "When a person has hydrocephalus, he or she has an abnormal prominence of the forehead, brain atrophy, with mental deterioration and convulsions."
isocephalic
isocephalism
isocephalous
isocephaly
kephalin
kephalogram
A radiographic view of the jaws and skull permitting measurement which is used to study growth in orthodontics
macrocephalia
macrocephalic
A person who has an unusually or exceptionally large head and brain.
macrocephalism
macrocephalous
An individual with an abnormally large head.
macrocephaly
An abnormally large head; but it differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.
megacephalic
megacephalous
megalocephaly
