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hydrocele

[ hahy-druh-seel ]

noun

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


hydrocele

/ ˈhaɪdrəʊˌsiːl /

noun

  1. an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp around the testicles
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocele1

1590–1600; < Latin < Greek hydrokḗlē. See hydro- 1, -cele 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocele1

C16: from hydro- + -cele
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Example Sentences

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.

A pediatric surgeon who saw Dylan at 4 weeks old found hydroceles on both sides.

Fibrinogen is present in living blood dissolved in the plasma; it is also present in such fluids as hydrocele or pericardial effusions, which, though capable of clotting, do not clot spontaneously.

In a second paper, in the next number of this volume, he gives an original and successful operation for hydrocele.

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

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