Hydrocephalus in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “hydrocephalus” in Hindi is जलशीर्ष, pronounced jalśīrṣ — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
A usually 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.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Hellenic *údōr
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)
Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́
Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ)
Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon)bor.
English hydrocephalus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).
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Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Hellenic *údōr
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)
Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́
Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ)
Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon)bor.
English hydrocephalus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλον (hudroképhalon).
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