English
Alternative forms
Suffix
-cele
- (medicine) a tumour
- (medicine) a hernia
Derived terms
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- pharyngocele
- splanchnocele
Translations
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “hernia”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-cele f
- (pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)
Synonyms
- (forming the name of tumours): -oma