hygroma /hy·gro·ma/ (hi-gro´mah) pl. hygromas, hygro´mata an accumulation of fluid in a sac, cyst, or bursa.hygrom´atous
hygroma
hygroma (hīgrō´m
),
hygroma col´li a watery tumor of the neck.
cystic hygroma , hygroma cys´ticum a lymphangioma usually occurring in the neck and composed of large, multilocular, thin-walled cysts.
hy·gro·ma (h -gr  m )n. pl. hy·gro·mas or hy·gro·ma·ta (-m -t) A cystic swelling containing a serous fluid. Also called hydroma. |
hygroma
[hī·grō′mə] pl. hygromas, hygromata
Etymology: Gk, hygros, moist + -oma, tumor
a sac, cyst, or bursa distended with a fluid.
hygroma (hīgrō´m
),n a sac or cyst swollen with fluid.
hygroma colli cysticum (cystic hygroma, cystic lymphangioma),
n a cavernous lymphangioma involving the neck. It may be large, thereby impairing breathing and swallowing.
hygroma
an accumulation of fluid in a sac, cyst or bursa.
carpal hygroma
large fluid-filled subcutaneous sac on the anterior aspect of the carpus caused by trauma.
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Carpal hygroma. By permission from Blowey RW, Weaver AD, Diseases and Disorders of Cattle, Mosby, 1997
cystic hygroma, hygroma cysticum
an endothelium-lined, fluid-containing lesion of lymphatic origin.
elbow hygroma
a fluid-filled, painless, subcutaneous swelling over the point of the elbow involving the formation of a false bursa. Occurs mainly in the large breeds of dogs and in horses where it is called shoe boil.
hock hygroma
a swelling of the subcutaneous bursa over the tuber calcis. The initial soft fluctuating swelling is replaced by a firm fibrous capsule to form a hygroma. Called also capped hock.
perirenal hygroma
see feline perirenal cysts.
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