HYDROCELE

(Lat.), n. f. Hid(hud)-ro(ro3 )-se(kaVle(la); in Eng.. hid'ro-sel. Gen., -cel'es (-ce). Gr., iifyjoxtjATj (from i>S )*>, a tumor). Fr., hydrocele. Ger., Wa erbruch. It., idrocele. Sp., hidrocele. A collection of clear, watery fluid, especially in the tunica vapinalis testis, the vaginal proce of the spermatic cord, or the canal of Nuck. Abdominal h. An accumulation of fluid in the tunica vaginal is communis with its greatest distention beneath the fascia transversal is. [a, 40.] Acute h. Lat., h. acuta. 1. Of Velpeau, the effusion of serum into the tunica vaginal is during acute orchitis. 2. A h. developing from traumatism. [a, 40.] Anasarcous h. (Edema of the scrotum. [a, 40.] Chylous h. Fr., hydrocele grai euse. See CHYLOCELE. Congenital h. of the neck. See H. of the neck. Congenital h. of the spermatic cord. A h. due to the fact that the communication between the cavities of the peritonaeum and of the tunica vaginal is has never been obliterated. [E.] Diffused h. of the spermatic cord. Lat., h. diffusa funiculi spermatic i. A disease of the nature of oedema, a watery fluid being diffused throughout the loose ti ue connecting the ve els of the spermatic cord and inclosed in a sheath of condensed ti ue. [E, 16.] Dupuytren's h. Fr., hydrocele en bi ac. A h. haying a constriction, so that it is more or le completely divided into two ma es. [L, 41; " Un. mM. et sci. du Nord.-Est."; " Province m6d.," Oct. 6, 1888, p. 577.] Encysted h. A cystic tumor of the spermatic cord. It rarely exceeds the size of a hen's egg and is always of slow growth, [a, 40.] Encysted h. of the epididymis. The same as encysted h. of the testicle, except that the cyst is connected with the epididymis. [E, 16.] Encysted h. of the spermatic cord. Lat.. h. funicnli spermatic i saccata (1st def.). Fr., hydrocele enkystre du cordon sperm at i que. 1. A tumor caused by the development of a cyst containing fluid in the loose connective ti ue of the spermatic cord. 2. A h. of the vaginal proce of the peritonaeum, a j>rtion of which has remained open. [E, 16.] Encysted h. of the testicle (or testis). Lat., h. saccata testis. Fr., hydrocele enkyntee du testicule. A form of h. in which fluid is effused into an adventitious cyst or cysts distinct from the sac of the tunica vaginal is. [E, 10.] Encysted h. of the tunica vaginal!-.. A h. due to the formation of an adventitious cyst in the tunica vaginal is. [E, 16J See Encysted h. of the testicle. Endemic h. of Malabar. Fr., hwlrocele endtmique de Malabar. See ELEPHANTIASIS Arabum,. External h. Lat.. h. ii'iltuKilnilcx. Fr., hydro- ove and below, connected by a narrow canal through which the fluid can be pre ed from one lobe to the other. [a, 40.]- II. l>\ etVusimi. 1. Tie ordinary h. of the tunii-a vaginal is. 'J. Accidental cysts distended bv serum. |Velpeaii (a, 40).] H. by infiltration. General nsdema of the scrotum. [a, 40.1 H. colll. See H. of the nerk.H. romm n n leans. A n. communicating with the peritoneal cavity. [A,:m io,,'!).] II. < omplirata. A h. complicated with her A. ape; A, at; A, ah; A, all: Ch, chin; Ch*. loch (Scottish); [s. 380]