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haematocele

British  
/ ˈhiː-, ˈhɛmətəʊˌsiːl /

noun

  1. pathol a collection of blood in a body cavity, as in the space surrounding the testis; blood cyst

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sometimes evacuation of the haematocele through the vaginal wall is possible.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

If there is a rupture in which the bleeding is confined and there is no collapse, do not operate at once unless the haematocele increases steadily or shows signs of suppuration.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

In incomplete tubal abortion the maternal blood may slowly trickle from the fimbriated extremity of the tube into the abdominal cavity, become encapsulated, and thus form an haematocele.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

The danger is death from haemorrhage occurring during the rupture, or adhesions may form, the retained blood forming a haematocele.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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