hydrocolpos

noun

hydrocolpos

noun

Etymology 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.

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

Related terms
colposcopy, colpotomy

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