hygroma
hydroma (haɪˌdrəʊmə)
/ (haɪˈɡrəʊmə) /
noun
pathol
a swelling in the soft tissue that occurs over a joint, usually caused by repeated injury
Word Origin for hygroma
C20: from
hygro- +
-oma
Words nearby hygroma
hygric,
hygristor,
hygro-,
hygrogram,
hygrograph,
hygroma,
hygrometer,
hygrometric,
hygrometry,
hygrophilous,
hygrophyte
Example sentences from the Web for hygroma
In time, the original secretion frequently becomes a watery fluid, resembling the contents of the hygroma previously mentioned.
Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot |Harry Caulton Reeks
Medical definitions for hygroma
hygroma
[ hī-grō′mə ]
n. pl. hy•gro•mas
A cystic swelling containing a serous fluid.
hydroma