1. SYN: hemorrhagic cyst. 2. Effusion of blood into a canal or a cavity of the body. 3. Swelling due to effusion of blood into the tunica vaginalis testis. [hemato- + G. kele, tumor]
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he·ma·to·cele or chiefly Brit hae·ma·to·cele 'hē-mət-ə-.sēl, hi-'mat-ə- n a blood-filled cavity of the body also the effusion of blood into a body cavity (as the scrotum)
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he·ma·to·cele (heґmə-to-) (hemґə-to-sēl″) [hemato- + -cele1] an effusion of blood into a cavity, such as in the tunica vaginalis testis.Medical dictionary. 2011.