hygromaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Analysable as hygro- +‎ -oma.

名詞

hygroma (plural hygromas or hygromata)

1. (pathology) a discrete, fluid-filled sac
   1. Such 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:

        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:

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

      1. Synonym of false bursa

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