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varicocele Path.|ˈværɪkəʊsiːl|
[mod.L., f. L. varic- varix + Gr. κήλη tumour. So F. varicocèle.]
Varicose condition or dilatation of the spermatic veins.
1736A. Monro in Med. Ess. & Obs. (1742) V. i. 323 In the Vessels of a Person labouring under the Varicocele. 1846F. Brittan tr. Malgaigne's Man. Oper. Surg. 469 Most authors distinguish varicocele, a varicose dilatation of the veins of the scrotum, from circocele, a varicose state of the veins of the spermatic cord; but surgeons in the present day generally understand, by varicocele, the varicose affection of the cord itself, which is much more common than that of the scrotum. 1874Van Buren Dis. Genit. Org. 468 Varicocele is constituted by a varicose enlargement of the pampiniform plexus and veins of the cord. 1883–4Med. Annual 56/1 A very successful mode of treating varicocele.
attrib.1895Arnold & Sons' Surg. Instr. Catal. 576 Varicocele Clamp,..Spring Tractor,..Needles,..Ring. |