varicocele

English

Etymology

From Latin varix (“varicose vein”) +‎ -cele.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɹɪkə(ʊ)siːl/

Noun

varicocele (countable and uncountable, plural varicoceles)

(medicine, andrology) Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 80:
  He had a way of focusing his whole self's concentration very narrowly, adjusting his legs' spread for the varicoceles and curling one arm over the other […]

Translations

varicose veins in the area of the scrotum

Portuguese: varicocele f

Portuguese

Noun

varicocele f (plural varicoceles)

(medicine, andrology) varicocele (varicose veins in the area of the scrotum)

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