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hy·dro·cele

(hī′drə-sēl′)

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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hydrocele

(ˈhaɪdrəʊˌsiːl)

(Pathology) an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp around the testicles

[C16: from hydro- + -cele]

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hy•dro•cele

(ˈhaɪ drəˌsil)

n.

an accumulation of serous fluid, usu. about the testis.

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

hydrocele

An accumulation of fluid around the testes.

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Noun

hydrocele - disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)

disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

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hy·dro·cele

n. hidrocele, acumulación de líquido esp. en la túnica vaginal del testículo.

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