cirsocele Path.
(ˈsɜːsəʊsiːl)
Erron. circo-.
[ad. Gr. κιρσοκήλη, f. κιρσό-ς enlargement of a vein + κήλη tumour; F. cirsocèle.]
See quot. 1783.
| 1708 Phillips, Circocele, a Swelling of the Seed-vessels in the Scrotum. 1783 Pott Chirurg. Wks. II. 423 The cirsocele is a varicose distention and enlargement of the spermatic vein. 1811 Hooper Med. Dict., Circocele. 1881 Syd. Soc. Lex., Cirsocele..also a synonym of Varicocele. |