HEMATOCELE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hematocele mean? 

• HEMATOCELE (noun)
  The noun HEMATOCELE has 1 sense:

1. swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)

  Familiarity information: HEMATOCELE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMATOCELE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

haematocele; haematocoele; hematocele; hematocoele

Hypernyms ("hematocele" is a kind of...):

lump; puffiness; swelling (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)