The Emergence Machine

Hydrocephalus

abstract · Medicine · Level 10 · E6

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Emergence definition

Hydrocephalus is a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase of fluid in the brain, which affects the functioning of the nervous system.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “hydrocephalus” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “hydrocephalus”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
hydrocephalus
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of hydrocephalus
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    Understanding state is essential for grasping hydrocephalus
  • Brain L9 (requires) Biology sense
    Disorder characterized by an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain.