hygroma
hydroma (haɪˌdrəʊmə)
/ (haɪˈɡrəʊmə) /
noun
pathol a swelling in the soft tissue that occurs over a joint, usually caused by repeated injury
Origin of hygroma
1C20: from hygro- + -oma
Words Nearby hygroma
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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 ReeksIn time, the original secretion frequently becomes a watery fluid, resembling the contents of the hygroma previously mentioned.
The second group of cystic tumors has for its contents a more watery fluid, and to this the term hygroma is applied.
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