Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A tumor filled with blood. Also called blood-swelling.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A tumor filled with blood.

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  • noun pathology A swelling caused by the collection of blood in a cavity, especially of the membrane covering the testis

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)

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  • A third type of functional cyst, which is common, is a Hemorrhagic cyst, which is also called a blood cyst, hematocele, and hematocyst.

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