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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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A condition characterised by a distended, fluid-filled vaginal cavity. Full definition →