hygroma

hydroma (haɪˌdrəʊmə)

/ (haɪˈɡrəʊmə) /

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noun

pathol a swelling in the soft tissue that occurs over a joint, usually caused by repeated injury

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Word Origin for hygroma

C20: from hygro- + -oma

Words nearby hygroma

hygric, hygristor, hygro-, hygrogram, hygrograph, hygroma, hygrometer, hygrometric, hygrometry, hygrophilous, hygrophyte

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How to use hygroma in a sentence

Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
In time, the original secretion frequently becomes a watery fluid, resembling the contents of the hygroma previously mentioned.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The second group of cystic tumors has for its contents a more watery fluid, and to this the term hygroma is applied.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Medical definitions for hygroma

hygroma

[ hī-grō′mə ]

n. pl. hy•gro•mas

A cystic swelling containing a serous fluid.hydroma