hematocele
[ hi-mat-uh-seel, hee-muh-tuh-, hem-uh- ]
/ hɪˈmæt əˌsil, ˈhi mə tə-, ˈhɛm ə- /
noun Pathology.
hemorrhage into a cavity, as the cavity surrounding the testis.
such a cavity.
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Words nearby hematocele
hematinemia, hematinic, hematite, hemato-, hematoblast, hematocele, hematocephaly, hematochezia, hematochyluria, hematocolpometra, hematocolpos
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Medical definitions for hematocele
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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