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  1. hydrocephalus
    an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
    There could possibly be other problems, such as a blot clot in the brain itself ("intracerebral hemorrhage) and/or something called "hydrocephalus" (water on the brain, building up after blood cells have gradually clogged, the brain's drainage system).
  2. metastatic
    relating to or affected by metastasis
    Metastatic brain cancer starts somewhere else in the body and moves to the brain.
  3. cancer cell
    a cell that is part of a malignant tumor
    Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.
  4. brain tumor
    a tumor in the brain
    Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.
  5. hemorrhage
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    The CAT scan shows "blood around the brain," something doctors call a "subarachnoid hemorrhage."
  6. emergency room
    a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment
    In the emergency room even the doctors look worried.
  7. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
    The CAT scan shows "blood around the brain," something doctors call a "subarachnoid hemorrhage."
  8. blood cell
    either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
    There could possibly be other problems, such as a blot clot in the brain itself ("intracerebral hemorrhage) and/or something called "hydrocephalus" (water on the brain, building up after blood cells have gradually clogged, the brain's drainage system).
  9. cancer
    a malignant growth caused by uncontrolled cell division
    There are two main types of brain cancer.
  10. CAT
    a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
    The CAT scan shows "blood around the brain," something doctors call a "subarachnoid hemorrhage."
  11. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
    Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.
  12. fracture
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
    Hippocrates did not operate on depressed skull fractures; Celsus often did.
  13. tumor
    an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
    Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.
  14. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
    There could possibly be other problems, such as a blot clot in the brain itself ("intracerebral hemorrhage) and/or something called "hydrocephalus" (water on the brain, building up after blood cells have gradually clogged, the brain's drainage system).
  15. malignant
    dangerous to health
    Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.
  16. depressed
    filled with melancholy and despondency
    Hippocrates did not operate on depressed skull fractures; Celsus often did.
  17. skull
    the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
    Hippocrates did not operate on depressed skull fractures; Celsus often did.
  18. depress
    push down
    Hippocrates did not operate on depressed skull fractures; Celsus often did.
  19. operate
    perform as expected when applied
    Hippocrates did not operate on depressed skull fractures; Celsus often did.
  20. symptom
    a sensation associated with a particular disease
    Celsus also described the symptoms of brain injury in great detail.
  21. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    Primary brain cancer starts in the brain.
  22. surgeon
    a physician who specializes in surgery
    Ancient Rome in the first century A.D. had its brain surgeon star, Aulus Cornelius Celsus.
  23. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
    Celsus also described the symptoms of brain injury in great detail.
  24. describe
    give a statement representing something
    Celsus also described the symptoms of brain injury in great detail.
  25. ancient
    belonging to times long past
    Ancient Rome in the first century A.D. had its brain surgeon star, Aulus Cornelius Celsus.
  26. century
    a period of 100 years
    Ancient Rome in the first century A.D. had its brain surgeon star, Aulus Cornelius Celsus.
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