hydrocèle
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of HYDROCELE subst. fem.
Maladie des bourses enflées par une fluxion de serositez. Ce mot vient du Grec hydor, aqua, & de kili, ramex, ramex aquosus.
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