English
Noun
hygroma (plural hygromas or hygromata)
- a discrete, fluid-filled sac that can form on the joints of dogs or other animals in response to repeated pressure.
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1916, United States Department of Agriculture, Special Report on Diseases of the Horse:- When the hemorrhage is limited the symptoms may not become noticeable; if it is near the surface of the body a round or diffuse swelling or tumor may form, constituting a hygroma.
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1906, Harry Caulton Reeks, Diseases of the Horse's Foot:- Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.
Derived terms
- cystic hygroma
- subdural hygroma
French
Noun
hygroma m (plural hygromas)
- bursitis (inflammation of a bursa)
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