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

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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

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

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

From The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University by Peter, Robert

Mursinna describes a hydrocele which measured 27 inches in its longest and 17 in its transverse axis.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)