hydrocele

[ hahy-druh-seel ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

hydrocele

/ ˈhaɪdrəʊˌsiːl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocele¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocele¹

C16: from hydro- + -cele

Example Sentences

Collect ascitic, pleuritic, or hydrocele fluid in sterile flasks and allow to stand in the ice-chest for twelve hours to sediment.

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Various substances may be injected; or the hydrocele is incised, the tunica partly removed and the cavity drained.

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The peritoneum of hydrocele and hernial sacs and of the omentum readily lends itself to transplantation.

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His second paper was on hydrocele; in this he advocated the operation by incision and removal of the sac.

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In a second paper, in the next number of this volume, he gives an original and successful operation for hydrocele.

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