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a discrete, fluid-filled sac that can form on the joints of dogs or other animals in response to repeated pressure..
When the hemorrhage is limited the symptoms may not become noticeable; if it is near the surface of the body a round or diffuse swelling or tumor may form, constituting a hygroma.
Examples of such a condition are to be found in bog-spavin, in hygroma of the stifle, and sometimes in the fetlock.
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Hygroma means a discrete, fluid-filled sac that can form on the joints of dogs or other animals in response to repeated pressure..
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When the hemorrhage is limited the symptoms may not become noticeable; if it is near the surface of the body a round or diffuse swelling or tumor may form, constituting a hygroma.
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