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hygroma

/ haɪˌdrəʊmə; haɪˈɡrəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol a swelling in the soft tissue that occurs over a joint, usually caused by repeated injury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hygroma1

C20: from hygro- + -oma
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Example Sentences

Setzer sells products made from the plant and because she also happens to have cystic hygroma, a cyst-causing condition that has left her needing facial surgeries and unable to close her mouth or eyes, strangers tend to hurl insults at her online.

Tabitha Pilarski and Daniel Burgess found out during a 20-week ultrasound that their unborn daughter, Bella-Rose, had a cystic hygroma that would require immediate attention after her birth.

A cystic hygroma, or lymphangioma, is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck region of an infant, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

A cystic hygroma can be located anywhere in the body, but is most commonly found in the head or neck area.

Hannah Vaughn Setzer has a rare genetic condition, cystic hygroma, that caused her to be born with “thousands” of fluid-filled sacs in her head and neck.

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