hygroma
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hygroma
C20: from hygro- + -oma
Example Sentences
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There was a sac present that indicated a cystic hygroma.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2012
Mark Boylan, who has a cystic hygroma and haemangioma which causes facial growths, added that as a "genuine Top Gear fan" he was "gutted presenters felt the need to stoop to such a low level".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2012
A large cystic hygroma, a fluid-filled cyst on the back of his head and neck, affected his breathing and risked infection until doctors removed it.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jul. 7, 2012
Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
Soon, however, unless the irritating causes are continued and repeated, the edema diminishes, and, becoming more defined in its external outlines, leaves the hock capped with a hygroma.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
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