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Definition: Varicocele |
VaricoceleNoun1. Dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Varicocele \Var"i*co*cele\, noun. [Varix dilated vein Greek expression tumor: compare to the French expression varicoc[`e]le.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Medicine | A complex of dilated veins which surround the testicle, usually on the left side. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
varicocele | 366 |
varicocele surgery | 15 |
varicocele treatment | 14 |
varicocele repair | 12 |
picture varicocele | 11 |
cause varicocele | 10 |
symptom varicocele | 9 |
photo varicocele | 5 |
varicocele embolization | 5 |
image varicocele | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "varicocele"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | varicocele. (various references) | |
Dutch | varicocele, spataderbreuk. (various references) | |
Finnish | varikoseele, siemennuorapunoksen suonikohju. (various references) | |
French | varicocèle. (various references) | |
Greek | κιρσόκηλη, κιρσοκήλη. (various references) | |
Hebrew | "ליתי. (various references) | |
Italian | varicocele. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aricocelevay.(various references) | |
Spanish | varicocele. (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "varicocele": varicoceles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "varicocele" (pronounced 'Var"i*co*cele'): Bronchocele, Bubonocele, Circocele, Cirsocele, Cystocele, Encephalocele, Enterocele, hematocele, Hepatocele, hydrocele, laparocele, Merocele, Mucocele, Omphalocele, Pneumatocele, Proctocele, Sarcocele, Scrotocele, Splenocele, Tracheocele, urocele. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-i-l-o-r-v" | |
-2 letters: celeriac, cervical, coercive. | |
-3 letters: caloric, calorie, cariole, caviler, cicoree, clavier, cleaver, coalier, coeliac, coracle, crevice, leavier, loricae, overlie, relievo, revoice, valeric, variole, vealier, vocalic. | |
-4 letters: alcove, areole, calico, carcel, caroli, carvel, ceiler, celiac, cereal, cicale, cicero, circle, claver, cleave, cleric, clever, clover, coaler, coerce, coeval, coiler, corvee, creole, eclair, eviler, lacier, laveer, leaver, levier, liever, lorica, ocreae, oracle, recoal, recoil, relace, relive, reveal, revile, vealer, veiler, veloce, voicer. | |
-5 letters: aerie, aiver, alive, areic, ariel, calve, carle, carol, carve, caver, cavie, cavil, cecal, ceorl, cerci, ceria, ceric, circa, claro, clave, clavi, clear, clove, colic, coral, coria, cover, crave, creel, croci, elver, erica, ervil, ileac, lacer, laevo, laree, laver, leave, lever, lieve, liver, livre, lover, ocrea, oiler, oleic, olive, oriel, ravel, reave, recce, reive, relic, reoil, revel, rival, valor, velar, vicar, viler, viola, viral, vireo, vocal, voice, voila, voile, volar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-i-l-o-r-v" | |
+1 letter: varicoceles. | |
+4 letters: overcompliance, overcomplicate. | |
+5 letters: overcompliances, overcomplicated, overcomplicates. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100001 01110010 01101001 01100011 01101111 01100011 01100101 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V a r i c o c e l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0061 0072 0069 0063 006F 0063 0065 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)56678475698169717871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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