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hydrocolpos

hydrocolpos noun: a condition characterised by a distended, fluid-filled vaginal cavity.

Noun

hydrocolpos (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterised by a distended, fluid-filled vaginal cavity.

Origin of hydrocolpos

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hydro- + colp- + -us.

Questions about hydrocolpos

What does hydrocolpos mean?
Hydrocolpos means a condition characterised by a distended, fluid-filled vaginal cavity.
What part of speech is hydrocolpos?
Hydrocolpos is a noun.

Words near hydrocolpos in the dictionary

  1. hydrocoeles
  2. hydrocoels
  3. hydrocolloid
  4. hydrocolloidal
  5. hydrocolloids
  6. hydrocolpos
  7. hydrocompaction
  8. hydroconversion
  9. hydroconversions
  10. hydrocool
  11. hydrocooled

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