hygroma

British  

/ haɪˌdrəʊmə, haɪˈɡrəʊmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hygroma

C20: from _hygro- + _-oma

Example Sentences

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

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 Michener, Charles B.

When the hemorrhage is limited the symptoms may not become noticeable; if it is near the surface of the body a round or diffuse swelling or tumor may form, constituting a hygroma.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.