hydrocele

Meaning

Noun

  • An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.

Origin

  • From French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocēlē, from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη, from ὕδωρ + κήλη.

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