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MP term:hydroencephaly
Synonym: hydrocephalus
Synonym: Hydrocephaly
MP id: MP:0001891
Definition: excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, especially the cerebral ventricles, often leading to increased brain size and other brain trauma
Number of paths to term: 3

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship


mammalian phenotype
        is-anervous system phenotype
                is-aabnormal nervous system morphology
                        is-aabnormal brain morphology
                                is-aabnormal brain development
                                        is-aabnormal cerebellum development +
                                        is-aabnormal CNS synapse formation +
                                        is-aabnormal embryonic neuroepithelial layer differentiation
                                        is-aabnormal forebrain development +
                                        is-aabnormal hindbrain development +
                                        is-aabnormal hippocampus development
                                        is-aabnormal isthmic organizer morphology
                                        is-aabnormal midbrain development +
                                        is-aabnormal olfactory bulb development
                                        is-aabnormal pontine flexure
                                        is-aabnormal primordial meninx morphology
                                        is-aanencephaly +
                                        is-adecreased oligodendrocyte progenitor number
                                        is-adelayed brain development
                                        is-aexencephaly
                                        is-aholoprosencephaly +
                                        is-ahydroencephaly [MP:0001891] (124 genotypes, 128 annotations)
                                                is-anon-obstructive hydrocephaly
                                                is-aobstructive hydrocephaly +


mammalian phenotype
        is-anervous system phenotype
                is-aabnormal nervous system morphology
                        is-aabnormal brain morphology
                                is-aabnormal brain ventricle/choroid plexus morphology
                                        is-aabnormal brain ventricle morphology +
                                        is-aabnormal choroid plexus morphology +
                                        is-aabnormal ependyma morphology
                                        is-ahydroencephaly [MP:0001891] (124 genotypes, 128 annotations)
                                                is-anon-obstructive hydrocephaly
                                                is-aobstructive hydrocephaly +


mammalian phenotype
        is-anervous system phenotype
                is-aabnormal nervous system morphology
                        is-aabnormal nervous system development
                                is-aabnormal brain development
                                        is-aabnormal cerebellum development +
                                        is-aabnormal CNS synapse formation +
                                        is-aabnormal embryonic neuroepithelial layer differentiation
                                        is-aabnormal forebrain development +
                                        is-aabnormal hindbrain development +
                                        is-aabnormal hippocampus development
                                        is-aabnormal isthmic organizer morphology
                                        is-aabnormal midbrain development +
                                        is-aabnormal olfactory bulb development
                                        is-aabnormal pontine flexure
                                        is-aabnormal primordial meninx morphology
                                        is-aanencephaly +
                                        is-adecreased oligodendrocyte progenitor number
                                        is-adelayed brain development
                                        is-aexencephaly
                                        is-aholoprosencephaly +
                                        is-ahydroencephaly [MP:0001891] (124 genotypes, 128 annotations)
                                                is-anon-obstructive hydrocephaly
                                                is-aobstructive hydrocephaly +

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