hy|dro|cele

hy|dro|cele
hy|dro|cele «HY droh seel», noun.
a collection of serous fluid, especially in the scrotum.
[< Middle French hydrocèle, learned borrowing from Latin hydrocēlē < Greek hydrokē < hýdōr water + kē tumor]

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