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水頭症 (すいとうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい頭とう症しょう

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Meanings

1

hydrocephalus

Medical term for the abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles.

水すい頭とう症しょうは早そう期き発はっ見けんが重

じゅう

要よう

です

。

Early detection of hydrocephalus is important.

彼かれは先せん天てん性せいの水すい頭とう症しょうと診しん断だんされた。

He was diagnosed with congenital hydrocephalus.

Kanji

水water
頭head, counter for large animals
症symptoms, illness

Built from

水すい頭とう+症しょう

Etymology

From 水 (water) + 頭 (head) + 症 (condition/disease), a straightforward medical compound.