hydrencephalocele Path.
(haɪdrɛnˈsɛfələʊsiːl)
[f. hydro- b + encephalocele.]
An encephalocele containing serous liquid.
| 1854 Mayne Expos. Lex., Hydrencephalocele, term for hydrocephalic tumour or hernia. 1878 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 239 In a hydrencephalocele..there will be a portion of one or both of the ventricles filled with fluid. |