hydatism

hydatism Med.

(ˈhaɪdətɪz(ə)m, ˈhɪd-)

[ad. Gr. ὑδατισµ-ός, f. *ὑδατίζειν to be watery, f. ὑδατ- water. Cf. F. hydatisme.]

A sound produced by motion of effused fluid in a cavity of the body.

in Chambers Cycl. Supp. in Craig. in Mayne Expos. Lex.