hygroma

hydroma (haɪˌdrəʊmə)

/ (haɪˈɡrəʊmə) /

noun

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

Words nearby hygroma

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

Word Origin for hygroma

C20: from hygro- + -oma

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Examples from the Web for hygroma

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
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

Medicine definitions for hygroma

hygroma

[ hī-grō′mə ]

n. pl. hy•gro•mas

A cystic swelling containing a serous fluid.hydroma