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varicocele
1. Dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes.
2. A varicose condition of veins of the spermatic cord or the ovaries, forming a soft tumor.
3. A swelling of the veins in the spermatic cord of the scrotum.

It may cause only slight discomfort, but it can affect fertility, so that surgical correction is required.

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