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Noun: haematocele  'he-mu-tow,seel
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hematocele)
  1. Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
    "The ultrasound revealed a haematocele in the scrotum";
    - hematocele [N. Amer], hematocoele [N. Amer], haematocoele [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: haematoceles

Type of: lump, puffiness, swelling

Encyclopedia: Haematocele