hæmatocele, hem- Path.
(ˈhiːmətəʊˌsiːl)
[f. hæmato- + Gr. κήλη, tumour, cele.]
A tumour containing extravasated blood.
| 1730–6 Bailey (folio), Hæmatoce{p}le, a Tumour turgid with Blood. 1783 Pott Chirurg. Wks. II. 383. 1877 Erichsen Surg. (1895) II. 1246 By Hæmatocele is meant an accumulation of the blood in connexion with the testicle or spermatic cord. 1878 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (1879) II. 218 Hæmatocele, usually follows upon some strain or injury. |