varicocele
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From varico- + -cele.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈvaɹɪkə(ʊ)siːl/
(US) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɹəkoʊˌsil/
=== Noun ===
varicocele (countable and uncountable, plural varicoceles)
(medicine, andrology) Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum.
==== Translations ====
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From varice + -cele, on the example of Ancient Greek κιρσοκήλη (kirsokḗlē).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /va.ri.koˈt͡ʃɛ.le/
Rhymes: -ɛle
Hyphenation: va‧ri‧co‧cè‧le
=== Noun ===
varicocele m (plural varicoceli)
(medicine) varicocele
=== Further reading ===
varicocele in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: va‧ri‧co‧ce‧le
=== Noun ===
varicocele f (plural varicoceles)
(medicine, andrology) varicocele (varicose veins in the area of the scrotum)
=== Further reading ===
“varicocele”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“varicocele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026