HAEMATOCOELE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)

Synonyms:

haematocele; haematocoele; hematocele; hematocoele

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("haematocoele" is a kind of...):

lump; puffiness; swelling (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)

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