Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a bodily cavity, especially in the scrotal pouch.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In pathology, a collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the tunica vaginalis of the testis.
- n. In embryology, the portion of the left enterocœlic sac which in echinoderms gives rise to the radial vessels and the ring-vessel of the ambulacral system.
Wiktionary
- n. An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle.
WordNet 3.0
- n. disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
Etymologies
- From French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocele, from Greek ὑδροκήλη, from ὑδρο- ‘water’ + κήλη ‘tumour’. (Wiktionary)
- Latin hydrocēlē, from Greek hudrokēlē : hudro-, hydro- + kēlē, tumor; see -cele1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I think there's something called a hydrocele," I said.”
“This kind of hydrocele is named congenital, owing to the circumstance that the natural process of obliteration, by which the peritonaeum becomes separated from the tunica vaginalis, has been, from some cause, arrested.”
“Kiddoo D, Bellah RD, Carr MC: Cross-fused ectopic multicystic dysplastic kidney with associated hydrocele.”
“The purpose was to determine if these males, whose kidneys were removed as part of their treatment, were now at risk for developing a hydrocele (a collection of watery fluid around the testicle).”
“This study did indeed show that there is an increased prevalence of hydrocele in males who had kidney surgery, but neither radiation nor chemotherapy increased this risk.”
“Prevalence of and risk factors for hydrocele in survivors of Wilms 'tumor”
“Ginsberg JP, Hobbie WL, SK, Canning DA, Meadows AT: Prevalence of and risk factors for hydrocele in survivors of Wilms tumor.”
“Then he has a wound that broke down two weeks after a hydrocele operation, and I had to go into hospital myself, so it was probably as well that we hadn't sailed.”
The Guardian: Simon Hoggart's week: Thinking aloud? Don't be an idiot
“If it doesn't, fluid can drain through the hole from the belly into the scrotum, forming what is called a hydrocele.”
“If your child has a hydrocele, the surgeon will drain the fluid from the area.”
Lists
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
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Random
These are just some random words that I might find a list for someday.
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for hydrocele.
chained_bear "... when he returned from seeing Dr Redfern back to the hospital and giving his opinion on a hydrocele he said to Jack... 'How very well that went off—a most successful dinner.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Nutmeg of Consolation, 361 Mar 8, 2008