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-cele

-cele

See also: cele, celé, cèle, céle, and célé

English

Alternative forms

Suffix

-cele

  1. (medicine) a tumour
  2. (medicine) a hernia

Derived terms

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  • pharyngocele
  • splanchnocele

Translations



Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, hernia).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.li/

Suffix

-cele f

  1. (pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)

Synonyms

  • (forming the name of tumours): -oma