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Webster 1913 Edition


Varicocele

Var′i-co-cele

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Noun.
[
Varix
a dilated vein + Gr. [GREEK] tumor: cf. F.
varicocèle
.]
(Med.)
A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.

Webster 1828 Edition


Varicocele

VAR'ICOCELE

,
Noun.
[L. varix, a dilated vein, and Gr. a tumor.]
In surgery, a varicous enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; or more generally, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.