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hy⋅dro⋅cele

[hahy-druh-seel]
–noun Pathology.
an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L < Gk hydroklē. See hydro- 1 , -cele 1
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hy·dro·cele   (hī'drə-sēl')   
n.  A pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a bodily cavity, especially in the scrotal pouch.

[Latin hydrocēlē, from Greek hudrokēlē : hudro-, hydro- + kēlē, tumor; see -cele1.]
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Main Entry: hy·dro·cele
Pronunciation: 'hI-dr&-"sEl
Function: noun
: an accumulation of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity (as thescrotum)
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hydrocele hy·dro·cele (hī'drə-sēl')
n.
A pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a bodily cavity, especially in the scrotal pouch.

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hydrocele

excessive accumulation of fluids in the scrotal sac that surrounds the testes in the male reproductive tract.

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