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What does varicocele mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum.
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As for the right varicocele, which never developed, it could be treated in the same way as the left.
The veins forming a varicocele are usually uniform in size measuring up to 5 mm in diameter.
The physical examination revealed that varicocele is beginning on the right, and that the left is sensitive.
The incidence of sub-clinical varicocele diagnosed by color Doppler ultrasound is even higher.
Scrotal ultrasonography is helpful in confirming a varicocele or testicular tumour.
A varicocele may cause progressive damage to the testes, resulting in further atrophy and impairment of seminal parameters.

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