About Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Normal pressure hydrocephalus occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain's ventricles, which are hollow fluid-filled chambers. NPH is called normal pressure because despite the excess fluid, cerebrospinal fluid pressure as measured during a spinal tap is often normal.
â¢ ART DECO (noun). The noun ART DECO has 1 sense: 1. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production. Familiarity information: ART DECO used as a noun is very rare. ART DECO (noun). The noun ART DECO has 1 sense: 1. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production. Familiarity information: ART DECO used as a noun is very rare.
Word Origin & History. decoy 1618, most likely from Du. kooi cage, used of a pond surrounded by nets, into which wildfowl were lured for capture, from W.Gmc. The first element is possibly the Du. definite article de, mistaken in Eng. as part of the word.