See Also: varicocelectomy(medicine)

gnarly (oh) and varicocelectomy (medicine)


gnarly (oh)



a gnarly tree or branch is rough and twisted with hard lumps
-synonym gnarled gnarled
gnarly hands or fingers are twisted, rough, and difficult to move, usually because they are old
-synonym gnarled gnarled
AmE spoken a word meaning very good or excellent, used by young people
::'Look at the size of that wave.' 'Gnarly!'
AmE spoken a word meaning very bad, used by young people
::a gnarly car wreck

varicocelectomy (medicine)


varicocelectomy
<procedure> Operation for the correction of a varicocele by ligature and excision and by ligation of the dilated veins.

Origin: varicocele + G. Ektome, excision