a collection of varicose veins in the pampiniform plexus of the spermatic cord and scrotum
a like a small varicose vein and this occurs in the testicular vein, which is part of the spermatic cord, which is attached to the upper pole of the testicle
a varicose vein around a testicle
Latin varix = vein and Greek kele = tumour, hernia, hence a varicose condition of the veins of the pampiniform plexus.
varicose vein of the testicles; sometimes a cause of male infertility.
a dilation of the veins draining blood from the testicle back to the body. This increases blood and heat around the testicle, causing injury to the sperm. A varicocoele can be treated with surgery or interventional radiology (see Varicocele Embolization).
Dilatation of the cord which carries the sperm forming a soft, elastic, often uncomfortable swelling.