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varicocele

Noun

var=i=co=cele

WORDNET DICTIONARY

varicocele(n = noun.state) - dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes;

varicocele, n. [Varix a dilated vein + Gr. tumor: cf. F. varicocèle.].

A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum. [1913 Webster]

varicocele, n. a mass of varicose veins in the spermatic cord.

Etymology

formed as VARIX + -CELE

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