Vār'i-co-cēle, a.

a. [Fr. varicocèle, from Lat. varix, varicis, a dilated vein, from varus, bent, and Gr. κήλη, tumor.] (Surg.) A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; or, more rarely, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.