hydrocele

American  

[hahy-druh-seel] / ˈhaɪ drəˌsil /

noun

Pathology.

1. an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.

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hydrocele British  

/ ˈhaɪdrəʊˌsiːl /

noun

1. an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp around the testicles

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Etymology

Origin of hydrocele

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek hydrokḗlē. See hydro- ¹, -cele ¹

Example Sentences

The man, who was not identified, was diagnosed with lymphatic filariasis, which caused a fluid-filled sac caused a hydrocele to form around his testicle that then began to calcify, according to LiveScience.

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2020

A hydrocele typically forms in response to an infection or injury, but in this case, it was caused by lymphatic filariasis, which is caused by parasitic worms.

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2020

While the authors did not say how they treated this man, patients with the parasitic infection may be given anti-filarial drugs, or even undergo surgery to address the infected hydrocele.

From Fox News • Jan. 14, 2020

Herniae, lipoma, hydrocele, haematocele, et quandoque elephantiasis scroti sanari possunt; tumores benigni et maligni aliquando removentur sed vulgo amputatione penis aut testiculorum.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

The sciatic trouble was bad enough, but to this you must add loss of memory, hydrocele, kidney trouble, constipation, no appetite, and insomnia.

From The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women by Flower, Sydney Blanshard