hydrocele/ˈhaɪdɹəsiːl/EtymologyFrom French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocēlē, from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”).hydrocele means an abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.hydrocele is pronounced /ˈhaɪdɹəsiːl/.nounAn abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.“For while he refers to his gout (a good disease), he does not mention the complaint which indirectly killed him, his hydrocele – an enlargement of the scrotum.”