hydrocele

(hi’dro-sél) (Gr. ὕδωρ water + κήλη tu- _mor]. A circumscribed collection of fluid, especially in the scrotum. cervical h., a serous dilatation of a persistent cervical cleft or duct, or sometimes of a deep cervical lymph-space. Ὦ. col’li, cervical hydrocele. congenital h., hydrocele in the unobliterated canal between the peritoneal cavity and that of the tunica vaginal is. diffused h., a collection of fluid diffused in the loose connective ti ue of the spermatic cord. Dupuytren’s h., bilocular hydrocele of the tunica vaginal is testis. encysted h., one which occurs in cysts outside the cavity of the tunica vaginal is testis. hh. foem’inge, an affection of the round ligament of the female resembling ordinary hydrocele. funicular h., hydrocele of the tunica vaginal is of the spermatic cord in a space closed toward the testis and open toward the peritoneal cavity. hernial h., distencion of the hernial sac with a fluid. unoir’s h., cervical hydrocele. h. mulie’bris, a watery dilatation of the canal of Nuck. h. of neck, a congenital lymphatic cyst of the neck. Nuck’s h., hydrocele femine. scrotal h., a circumscribed collection of fluid in the scrotum. Ὦ. spina’lis, spina bifid a.