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mucocele
Translationsmucocele
mucocele[′myü·kə‚sēl] (medicine) Dilatation, particularly of a cavity, with mucus secretion. A polypoid lesion consisting of mucus and mucus-secreting tissue. mucocele
mucocele [mu´ko-sēl] 1. dilation of a cavity with accumulated mucous secretion.2. a mucous polyp.mu·co·cele (myū'kō-sēl), 1. Synonym(s): mucous cyst2. A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, gallbladder, or other site. [muco- + G. kēlē, tumor, hernia] mucocele ENT Mucus retention cyst, see there. mu·co·cele (myū'kō-sēl) A retention cyst of a salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, or gallbladder. Most common site is the lower lip lateral to the midline. [muco- + G. kēlē, tumor, hernia]mucoceleAn abnormal enlargement of a cavity, such as the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal sac is blocked (or obstructed). The obstruction may occur as a result of infection, allergy, trauma or tumour, or it may cause the infection as is often the case with dacryocystitis. The patient may present with epiphora, eyelid or periorbital swelling, proptosis but rarely pain unless there is an infection. Treatment involves removal of the mucocele and perhaps construction of a new drainage channel.mu·co·cele (myū'kō-sēl) A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, gallbladder, and other sites. [muco- + G. kēlē, tumor, hernia] |