hydrocele

hy·dro·cele

H0343400 (hī′drə-sēl′)n. 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.]

hydrocele

(ˈhaɪdrəʊˌsiːl) n (Pathology) an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp around the testicles[C16: from hydro- + -cele]

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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Hydrocele

hydrocele

[′hī·drə‚sēl] (medicine) Accumulation of fluid in the membranes surrounding the testis.

Hydrocele

testicular edema; an accumulation of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis testis that occurs as the result of difficulty in discharging the fluids through the lymphatic vessels.

Hydrocele may be congenital or it may appear with inflammatory diseases of the testis (orchitis), its adnexa (epi-didymitis), or the spermatic cord, or with injuries or neoplasms. The development of hydrocele is also fostered by inguinal hernias and dilation of the veins of the spermatic cord. Treatment for acute hydrocele not accompanied by severe pain and rise in body temperature consists of the elimination of the primary disease; surgical intervention is indicated in cases of chronic hydrocele.

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hydrocele

[hi´dro-sēl] a circumscribed collection of fluid; especially, a painless swelling of the scrotum caused by fluid in the tunica vaginalis testis, the outermost covering of the testes. It can be removed by withdrawing the fluid by tapping through the outer layer of tissue, or by cutting away the outer layer of tissue. The latter operation makes it impossible for the hydrocele to recur.

Hydrocele. From Dorland's, 2000.

hy·dro·cele

(hī'drō-sēl), Avoid the misspelling hydroseal.A collection of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity; specifically, such a collection in the space of the tunica vaginalis testis, or in a separate pocket along the spermatic cord. [hydro- + G. kēlē, hernia]

hydrocele

(hī′drə-sēl′)n. A pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a bodily cavity, especially in the scrotal pouch.

hydrocele

Urology A fluid space in the spermatic cord–SC due to failed closure of the tract through which the testis descends from the abdomen into the scrotum; peritoneal fluid drains through the open tract from the abdomen into the scrotum where it becomes trapped, causing scrotal enlargement; most resolve shortly after birth; in older men, hydroceles may be caused by inflammation or trauma of the testicle or epididymis or by fluid or blood in the SC Diagnosis Transillumination

hy·dro·cele

(hī'drō-sēl) A collection of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity; specifically, such a collection in the space of the tunica vaginalis testis, or in a separate pocket along the spermatic cord. [hydro- + G. kēlē, hernia]

Hydrocele

A collection of fluid between two layers of tissue surrounding the testicle; the most common cause of painless scrotal swelling.Mentioned in: Circumcision, Hydrocelectomy, Scrotal Ultrasound

hy·dro·cele

(hī'drō-sēl) A collection of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity. [hydro- + G. kēlē, hernia]

Patient discussion about hydrocele

Q. what is hydrocele-encysted when refering to the scrotum uroligist checked off 603.0 hydrocele-encysted tring to find out meaningA. Hydrocele is dilation and edema of the scrotum. It may result from obstruction of the lymph vessels, small ducts that drain the fluids from the body organs. Such obstruction may be due to infections and other causes.
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noun disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)

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