hydrocele

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/ˈhaɪdɹəsiːl/

Definition of hydrocele

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
    “For while he refers to his gout (a good disease), he does not mention the complaint which indirectly killed him, his hydrocele – an enlargement of the scrotum.”

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Etymology

From French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocēlē, from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”).

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