varicocele

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He practiced subcutaneous deligation in forty cases of varicocele, and all were successful.

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  1. noun A varicose condition of veins of the spermatic cord or the ovaries, forming a soft tumor.

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  1. varico- + -cele1.

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  1. = French varicocèle, from Latin varix, a dilated vein, + Greek κήλη, a tumor.
 

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/ˈværɪkoʊsil/
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