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hygroma
/ haɪˌdrəʊmə; haɪˈɡrəʊmə /
noun
- pathol a swelling in the soft tissue that occurs over a joint, usually caused by repeated injury
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hygroma1
C20: from hygro- + -oma
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Example Sentences
Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.
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In time, the original secretion frequently becomes a watery fluid, resembling the contents of the hygroma previously mentioned.
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The second group of cystic tumors has for its contents a more watery fluid, and to this the term hygroma is applied.
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