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Varicocele definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VAR'ICOCELE, n. [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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin varic-, varix + New Latin -o- + -cele Date: 1736 a varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a mass of varicose veins in the spermatic cord. Etymology: formed as VARIX + -CELE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Varicocele Var"i*co*cele, n. [Varix a dilated vein + Gr. ? tumor: cf. F. varicoc[`e]le.] (Med.) A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.