ὑδροκήλη

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ὑδρο- (hudro-, water) +‎ κήλη (kḗlē, tumour, hernia).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlēf (genitive ὑδροκήλης); first declension

  1. (pathology) hydrocele, water in the scrotum

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: hydrocele

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