The meaning of -CELE is tumor : hernia. How to use -cele in a sentence.

1. a combining form meaning “tumor,” used in the formation of compound words: varicocele. -cele 2. variant of -coele: hematocele.

A tumour, swelling, or hernia. Greek kēlē, a tumour or hernia. Examples are bronchocele (Greek bronkhos, windpipe), a swelling of the thyroid gland.

-cele refers to “hernia” or “swelling”. Definition: A hydrocele is an abnormal accumulation of fluids in a specific area of the body.

18 окт. 2013 г. · In medical terminology this suffix is used to mean "hernia", "bulging", or a "dilation". In older times a synonym was used for hernia: "rupture" ...

Definition of '-cele'. -cele in British English. combining form: noun. tumour ... a combining form meaning “tumor,” used in the formation of compound words.

(medicine) A hernia.

-cele [Gr. kēlē, tumor, swelling] Suffix meaning swelling, hernia, or tumor. SEE: -coele Search PRIME PubMed Related Topics

[Ult. fr. Gr. koilos, hollow] Suffixes meaning cavity, chamber. SEE: -cele. Citation. Venes, Donald, editor. "-coele, -coel, -cele." Taber's Medical ...