hygroma

English

Etymology

Analysable as hygro- +‎ -oma.

Noun

hygroma (plural hygromas or hygromata)

1. a discrete, fluid-filled sac that can form on the joints of dogs or other animals in response to repeated pressure.
   • 1916, United States Department of Agriculture, Special Report on Diseases of the Horse‎^[1]:

     When the hemorrhage is limited the symptoms may not become noticeable; if it is near the surface of the body a round or diffuse swelling or tumor may form, constituting a hygroma.

   • 1906, Harry Caulton Reeks, Diseases of the Horse's Foot‎^[2]:

     Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.

Derived terms

• cystic hygroma
• subdural hygroma

French

Noun

hygroma m (plural hygromas)

1. bursitis (inflammation of a bursa)

   Synonym: bursite

Further reading

• “hygroma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.