hydrocele

[ hahy-druh-seel ]

nounPathology.
  1. an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.

Origin of hydrocele

1
1590–1600; <Latin <Greek hydrokḗlē.See hydro-1, -cele1

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British Dictionary definitions for hydrocele

hydrocele

/ (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌsiːl) /


noun
  1. an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp around the testicles

Origin of hydrocele

1
C16: from hydro- + -cele

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