hydrocele

English - Turkish

Definition of hydrocele in English Turkish dictionary

hidrosel

(Tıp) testislerde yaralanma, iltihap ve genel ödem sonunda seröz bir sıvı (mayi) toplanması, hidrosel

husye veya skrotumda su toplanmas

English - English

Definition of hydrocele in English English dictionary

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

{n} a kind of watery rupture

A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle

disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)

{i} accumulation of fluid in the testes (disease)

Hyphenation

hy·dro·cele

Etymology

() From French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocele, from Greek ὑδροκήλη, from ὑδρο- ‘water’ + κήλη ‘tumour’.