hematocele

[hi-mat-uh-seel, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh-]

noun Pathology.

hemorrhage into a cavity, as the cavity surrounding the testis.
such a cavity.

Origin of hematocele

First recorded in 1720–30; hemato- + -cele²

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hematocele in Medicine

hematocele

[hē′mə-tə-sēl′, hĭ-măt′ə-]

n.

An effusion of blood into a canal or a cavity of the body.
hemorrhagic cyst

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