hydrocoele

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English

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Etymology

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Hypercorrect spelling of hydrocele, from Latin hydrocele, from Greek ὑδροκήλη, from ὑδρο- ‘water’ + κήλη ‘tumour’.

Noun

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hydrocoele (plural hydrocoeles)

  1. (chiefly British, hypercorrect) Alternative spelling of hydrocele
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