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hydrocele definition

hydro·cele (hī′drə sēl′)

noun

a collection of watery fluid in a cavity of the body, esp. in the scrotum or along the spermatic cord

Etymology: L < Gr hydrokēlē < hydōr, water + kēlē, tumor: see -cele

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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